Cost-Optimized Kafka Architecture on GCP Storage Pools

This article explains how multiple Kafka clusters went on a storage diet when we moved from a traditional fixed-cost disk architecture to a Storage Pool model. We will follow Kafka from its recovery and performance requirements through Strimzi KafkaNodePools, zonal placement, measured Hyperdisk provisioning, and a storage bill reduced by about 50%. When Kafka Outgrew Fixed Disks Kafka brokers…

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