Name
Surviving the Storm: Practical DR Strategies for Kafka
Date
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Location Name
Meetup Hub - Expo Hall
Description

Apache Kafka power today’s real-time systems with scalability, flexibility, and speed. But when the unexpected happens, recovery isn’t as straightforward as restoring a traditional database. How do you recover continuous event streams without losing data, duplicating messages, or disrupting downstream consumers? ⚡ 

In this session, we’ll explore Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies designed specifically for Kafka. From High Availability and redundancy to multi-region failovers, we’ll break down the practical approaches organizations use to stay resilient. 

Expect a deep dive into: 
• The resilience spectrum: HA → multi-region failover 
• The trade-offs between RTO and RPO 
• DR strategies like Backups, asynchronous Mirroring, and Cluster Linking 
• Real-world pros, cons, and implementation considerations