IN PERSON! Apache Kafka® Meetup Bangalore- Sep 2026

Hello everyone! Join us for an IN PERSON Apache Kafka® meetup on Sep 26 from 11:00AM, hosted by New Relic in Bangalore!

📍 Venue:
New Relic
One India Pvt Ltd (Bangalore Office), 2nd floor, Signature, Pyramid Ln, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Challaghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071

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Agenda:

11:00 - 11:10: Welcome
11:10 - 11:50: Avinash Upadhyaya, Founding Engineer, Streamtime Data
11:50 - 12:30: Nitin Agarwal, Staff Software Engineer I, Confluent
12:30 - 12:40: Break
12:40 - 12:55: Jones Zachariah Noel N, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, New Relic
12:55 - 14:00: Lunch

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💡 Speaker:
Avinash Upadhyaya, Founding Engineer, Streamtime Data

Talk:
Embedding Kafka at the Edge: SBCs, Dead Badgers & New Deployment Models

Abstract:
Kafka powers event-driven systems everywhere—except many edge environments, where diverse protocols, resource limits, and distributed-system constraints create unique challenges. This talk explores what Kafka at the edge should look like: new architectures, deployment models, codecs, and security considerations tailored for connected cars, factories, telco towers, POS systems, and IoT devices. Learn why current technologies fall short, what a SWaP-C-optimized Kafka could enable, and what you can start doing today to prepare your edge streaming stack.

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💡 Speaker:
Nitin Agarwal, Staff Software Engineer I, Confluent

Talk:
Kafka Client Observability Made Easy: KIP-714 in Action

Abstract:
Achieving true end-to-end observability in real-time data streaming isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s essential for reliable and efficient Kafka operations at scale. With the arrival of KIP-714, teams can now access standardized and comprehensive client-side metrics, finally shedding light on what’s happening inside Kafka clients—not just brokers.

In this session, you’ll learn how to combine KIP-714-enabled client metrics with traditional broker-level monitoring to create a unified, 360-degree view of your entire streaming infrastructure. We’ll show how this unified telemetry makes it dramatically easier to pinpoint issues, understand system health, and take action—no guesswork required.
We'll walk through practical, real-world examples and a live demo using open-source tools, showcasing how easy it is to connect Kafka clients to your telemetry pipelines.
Whether you’re an engineer, SRE, or architect, you’ll walk away with practical knowledge on leveraging KIP-714 to make your Kafka-powered systems more transparent, resilient, and debuggable.

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💡 Speaker:
Jones Zachariah Noel N, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, New Relic

Talk:
EDA at scale? Kafka and OpenTelemetry to the rescue

Abstract:
We all have seen systems and workloads having bottlenecks at scale especially for the event driven systems. In this talk, we'll cover how Kafka and OpenTelemetry based monitoring can help you scale for the burst load.