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Kafka is powerful—but common Kafka mistakes can quietly undermine performance, reliability, and scalability. In this video, two OpenLogic experts break down the most frequent Kafka anti-patterns they see in real customer environments—and how to avoid them. Based on hands-on experience fixing production Kafka clusters, this discussion covers: If you’re running Apache Kafka in production—or planning to—this video will help you spot Kafka mistakes early and apply proven best practices to build a more stable, scalable event streaming platform.

Apache Kafka is mission-critical for many organizations—but where you deploy it matters just as much as how you use it. In this video, two OpenLogic experts discuss why they increasingly encourage customers to move their Kafka clusters to Kubernetes and utilize the Strimzi operator, and what that shift unlocks from an operational, scalability, and resilience standpoint.

Imagine asking ChatGPT "How are sales right now?" and getting the actual live number from your business instead of a generic answer. We're going to show you how to install the Databox MCP using ChatGPT's Developer Mode, so your GPT stops guessing and starts tracking your real-time KPIs.

Here's the replay of our live event. We cover how software teams and ISVs can add powerful, AI-assisted analytics to their products without building it from scratch. You will see real world use cases, white labeling options and much more! If you’re planning new features for 2026 or feeling the pressure to “add AI” in a way that actually makes sense, this one’s worth your time.