Apache Kafka® articles

Sep 11, 2025
Diskless 2.0: Unified, Zero-Copy Apache Kafka
We’ve unified Apache Kafka Tiered Storage (KIP-405) and Diskless Topics (KIP-1150) into a single path with zero-copy migration.
Greg Harris & Filip
Sep 4, 2025 | By
Getting Started with Iceberg Topics for Apache Kafka^®: A Beginner's Guide
Aug 24, 2025 | By
Simple Kafka for Developers: Kafka UI Directly in Your IDE
Aug 14, 2025
Iceberg Topics for Apache Kafka^®: Zero ETL, Zero Copy
Open Source Kafka users get native Apache Iceberg™ topics that collapse ETL and reduce costs - one write to the data lake, many reads - zero copies.
Filip
Jul 31, 2025
Understanding Apache Kafka^® Performance: Diskless Topics Deep Dive
Diskless Kafka topics store data directly to object storage for massive cost savings and unlimited retention, but require higher latency tolerance.
Hugh & Jorge Quilcate
Jul 24, 2025
Why don't Kafka and Iceberg get along?
Native, zero‑copy Iceberg tables will end the data lake connector tax and unify streaming in the lake for open source Apache Kafka users.
Filip
Jul 16, 2025
The Best Stream Governance is no Governance
Aiven Stream Governance makes trustworthy Kafka data streams the default experience - no costly add-ons, just governed streaming in 30 seconds, free.
Gemma Minihan
Jul 15, 2025
Friends Don't Let Friends Deploy Kafka the Old Way
A Technical Analysis of Diskless Kafka Architecture and its Economic Impact
Josep
Jun 19, 2025
Getting Started with Diskless Kafka: A Beginner's Guide
Understand KIP-1150 concepts and experiment locally with Diskless Apache Kafka® on Docker and MinIO.
Hugh