How to Connect KSQL to Confluent Cloud Using Kubernetes with Helm

The text discusses the use of Confluent Cloud, a fully managed event cloud-native streaming service that extends the value of Apache Kafka®. It focuses on the specific Helm Chart configuration needed to connect the Confluent Platform components like the Confluent Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, KSQL, and Confluent REST Proxy to your Kafka cluster running in Confluent Cloud. The requirements for this are access to a Kubernetes cluster with version 1.9.2+ and Helm/Tiller 2.8.2+ installed. It also provides an example of updating the values.yaml file for KSQL to enable a connection to Confluent Cloud.