Partial Multi-Tenancy on Kafka Using Strimzi

Explore the challenges and solutions of managing partial multi-tenancy in Kafka using Strimzi in this 42-minute conference talk by Colt McNealy, Founder of LittleHorse. Learn how to effectively create topics, enforce the principle of least privilege, and mitigate the noisy neighbor problem using Strimzi's Kubernetes-native features. Discover how LittleHorse Cloud leverages Strimzi Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to enable partial multi-tenancy, allowing multiple LittleHorse clusters to share a single Kafka cluster. Gain insights into using KafkaTopic CRD for simplified provisioning, KafkaUser CRD for tenant isolation, and KafkaRebalance CRD to utilize Cruise Control. Additionally, get a glimpse of upcoming Strimzi features like KRaft support with KafkaNodePool's and topic replication factor changes with the Unidirectional Topic Operator, and understand how these advancements will enhance functionality for users.

Partial Multi Tenancy on Kafka using Strimzi