Lightning Talk (15 minutes)
Name
Tick-Tock with Kafka: Building Scalable Timer Functionality for Microservices
Date
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Location Name
Breakout Room 2
Description
Timers are a cornerstone of any software system, yet traditional implementations often rely on in-memory solutions or RDBMS dependencies. In this talk, I’ll present a unique approach that leverages Kafka alone to power timer functionality—eliminating the need for RDBMS and embracing a distributed architecture. Using Kafka Streams, I’ll demonstrate how to efficiently schedule delayed work at web scale, enabling resilient and scalable microservices.
Speakers
Intermediate
Audience
Architect, Developer
Industry
Telecommunications, Retail/E-Commerce, Banking/Finance, Healthcare
Tags
Kafka Streams, Architecture, Microservices, Event-Driven Systems