Why Use Apache Kafka to Migrate to the Cloud

Every organization is planning or considering a migration to the cloud. We are seeing evidence that this migration isn’t a one-time 2-month project, but rather an ongoing process that can last multiple years. So where’s the best place to start?

In this white paper, Principal Data Architect, Gwen Shapira shares how to:

• Implement a central-pipeline architecture using Apache Kafka®
• Sync both on-prem and cloud deployments
• Reduce costs, accelerate migration times and streamline the migration process

Author

Gwen Shapira, Principal Data Architect, Confluent

Gwen is a principal data architect at Confluent. She has 15 years of experience working with code and customers to build scalable data architectures, integrating relational and big data technologies. She currently specializes in building real-time reliable data processing pipelines using Apache Kafka. Gwen is an Oracle Ace Director, an author of books including Kafka: The Definitive Guide and a frequent presenter at data related conferences. Gwen is also a committer on the Apache Kafka and Apache Sqoop projects.