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Reports

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REPORT

Unlock the Essentials of Apache Kafka: Your Guide to Real-Time Data Streaming

Download this Refcard, sponsored by Redpanda, for a comprehensive guide on Kafka’s architecture, core concepts, and real-world applications. Ideal for both newcomers and seasoned professionals in data streaming, this resource will accelerate your journey into real-time data processing.

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Redpanda vs. Confluent: A Performance and TCO Benchmark Report

Read McKnight's benchmark on Redpanda vs. Confluent, with insights on performance, cost efficiency, and scalability.

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Why low-latency matters

Redpanda is 10x faster than Kafka. Learn how faster data can benefit your business.

REPORT

Gaming industry use cases report

See how esports and game development teams can realize real-time patterns with Redpanda.

REPORT

Build operational systems with Redpanda

Exploring event-driven microservice architectures for payments systems.

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Redpanda's official Jepsen report

Analysis of our official Jepsen report, including a look at write-write conflicts in the Apache Kafka® protocol.

REPORT

Redpanda vs Kafka TCO/perf benchmark

Redpanda is 10x faster, while reducing costs by 6x. See all the data.

GUIDE

Redpanda architecture and sizing guide

Our recommended guidelines for sizing production Redpanda clusters.

REPORT

Kafka vs Redpanda capability comparison

Learn what sets Redpanda apart from Apache Kafka® while offering Kafka-compatibility.

CHEAT SHEET

A beginner’s guide to rpk commands

Skip straight to mastery with this quick guide on rpk’s must-know commands.

REPORT

Migrating from Apache Kafka to Redpanda

Your migration handbook to smoothly transition from Kafka to Redpanda.

REPORT

Data streaming for AI in the financial services industry

A closer look at the challenges holding companies back from successfully adopting AI—and how to solve them.

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The State of Streaming Data Report (2023-24)

Independent analysis of the size, shape and scope of modern streaming data deployments.

Streaming guides

Dive into the foundations of streaming data, Apache Kafka and more!

Streamcast

Fireside Chat with LiveRamp & Redpanda

Join LiveRamp’s Chief Architect, Kannan Dorairaj, and Redpanda’s CMO, Mike Boyarski, as they explore how LiveRamp drives real-time personalization and cuts costs by transitioning from batch to streaming data systems with Redpanda.

Fireside Chat with LiveRamp & Redpanda
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Streamcast

Migrating from Kafka to Redpanda

Watch this expert-led session on migrating streaming data from Kafka to Redpanda. Learn how to plan, migrate, test, and troubleshoot your clusters with insights from solutions architects Paul Wilkinson and Darren Cooke. Q&A throughout!

Migrating from Kafka to Redpanda
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Streamcast

Getting started with Redpanda

Join this 1-hour session to learn tips and tricks for best use of Redpanda's streaming data engine.

Getting started with Redpanda
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Streamcast

Working with Redpanda

This session covers techniques, tips and tricks for how best to configure & deploy Redpanda. We’ll cover configuration, replication, high availability and more.

Working with Redpanda
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Streamcast

Building GenAI applications using serverless architecture and data streaming

Join Redpanda and AWS teams for a virtual hands-on workshop on the essential tech stack for building GenAI applications

Building GenAI applications using serverless architecture and data streaming
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Streamcast

Emergence of the Live Data Stack

Join us for a live virtual event hosted by Joe Reis, co-author of The Fundamentals of Data Engineering, and Alex Gallego, founder and CEO of streaming data pioneer Redpanda.

Emergence of the Live Data Stack
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Streamcast

Getting started with Redpanda

Join this session to better understand Redpanda and learn how to get started.

Getting started with Redpanda
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Streamcast

Working with Redpanda

This session covers techniques, tips and tricks for how best to configure & deploy Redpanda. We’ll cover configuration, replication, high availability and more.

Working with Redpanda
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Streamcast

Migrating from Kafka to Redpanda

Join our technical experts as we share how to smoothly transition your clusters from Kafka to Redpanda.

Migrating from Kafka to Redpanda
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Streamcast Launch

Redpanda Data Transforms Launch Stream

See the next generation of streaming data from Redpanda — includes live data transforms demo, customer talks, AMA session & tech workshop

Redpanda Data Transforms Launch Stream
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Streamcast

Hands-On Lab: Redpanda in Kubernetes

Join us for this hands-on lab on how to get started with our lightning-fast streaming data engine in Kubernetes.

Hands-On Lab: Redpanda in Kubernetes
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Streamcast

Boost Kafka Developer Productivity with Redpanda & Testcontainers

See how Redpanda and Testcontainers help devs improve their Kafka testing practices, learn the benefits of Test Driven Design.

Boost Kafka Developer Productivity with Redpanda & Testcontainers
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Streamcast

Building real-time data apps with Redpanda & Decodable

See how to combine streaming data powered by Redpanda with stream processing from Decodable to build real-time data apps for your business.

Building real-time data apps with Redpanda & Decodable
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Streamcast

Getting started with Redpanda in Kubernetes

Learn how to install Redpanda in a Kubernetes cluster, deployment considerations, cluster configuration, day 2 operations and more.

Getting started with Redpanda in Kubernetes
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Streamcast

Data Sovereignty in the Cloud: Data Security Meets SaaS Efficiency

See how our Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) deployment solves data sovereignty while also providing expert maintenance and support.

Data Sovereignty in the Cloud: Data Security Meets SaaS Efficiency
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Streamcast

Comparing the Performance and Cost of Streaming Data Platforms

Join our Solutions Architects for an in-depth benchmark comparison of throughput, latency and costs.

Comparing the Performance and Cost of Streaming Data Platforms
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Streamcast

Streaming Data at the Edge

Join technical experts from Redpanda and Tinybird for this interactive session on building a high-performance IoT backend.

Streaming Data at the Edge
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Streamcast

Tiered Storage and Remote Read Replicas

Watch this interactive session, where we stepped our audience through Remote Read Replicas – including a demo – and answered their questions live.

Tiered Storage and Remote Read Replicas
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Streamcast

New Features in Redpanda 22.2

See the new features and capabilities in Redpanda 22.2: Continuous Data Balancing, Remote Read Replicas and a demo our Redpanda Console.

New Features in Redpanda 22.2
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Streamcast

Building a Distributed Data Platform for the Hospitality Industry

Hotels Network CTO ​​Jordi Miró Bruix shares how his team built a distributed real-time data platform that processes >10PB per month.

Building a Distributed Data Platform for the Hospitality Industry
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Streamcast

Tiered Storage Architecture and Use Cases

Learn about our ground-breaking tiered-storage architecture and how to leverage object stores for limitless ingestion and retention of data.

Tiered Storage Architecture and Use Cases
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Streamcast

Putting Redpanda to the Jepsen Test

Kyle Kingsbury has made a career of improving the safety of distributed systems. With his Jepsen test, he explores whether a system lives up to its claims, files new bugs, and makes recommendations for operators.

Putting Redpanda to the Jepsen Test
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Streamcast

Performance comparison: Graviton2 Arm vs Intel X86

Roko Kruse steps us through the performance of Graviton-based systems vs x86 hardware for real-time streaming data applications.

Performance comparison: Graviton2 Arm vs Intel X86
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Streamcast

Simplifying streaming data transforms with Wasm

James Kinley provides an overview of a Wasm-based data transformation architecture, and shows how it can improve real-time applications and data pipelines.

Simplifying streaming data transforms with Wasm
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Streamcast

Bringing transactionality to the streaming ecosystem

Roko Kruze gives an architectural overview of Redpanda and shows how it brings durability and replayability to real-time systems.

Bringing transactionality to the streaming ecosystem
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Streamcast Launch

Redpanda Serverless Launch Stream

Join us online for 45 minutes to see the latest streaming data advancements from Redpanda.

Redpanda Serverless Launch Stream
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Masterclasses

Ready for some intensive hands-on learning? Our masterclasses provide the resources you need to quickly gain proficiency with Redpanda.

Masterclass

Redpanda in Kubernetes

Interactive session on deploying Redpanda in Kubernetes. Learn how to install, configure, and monitor Redpanda clusters, followed by hands-on labs and Q&A throughout the session. Perfect for cloud-native organizations!

Redpanda in Kubernetes
Masterclass

Stream processing with Flink & Redpanda

Watch this hands-on lab in where we explored a particularly fun use case with these technologies — algorithmic trading.

Stream processing with Flink & Redpanda
Masterclass

Redpanda Connect

Watch this two-hour, hands-on, beginner-friendly masterclass designed to help developers master Redpanda Connect

Redpanda Connect
Masterclass

How to Migrate from Batch and Kafka to Redpanda Streaming Data

Watch this masterclass to learn how to migrate from Apache Kafka to Redpanda, transitioning from batch to real-time data pipelines with expert insights.

How to Migrate from Batch and Kafka to Redpanda Streaming Data
Masterclass

Redpanda in Kubernetes

Join us for this hands-on lab, where we will step you through how to get started with our lightning-fast streaming data engine in Kubernetes.

Redpanda in Kubernetes
Masterclass

Stream processing with Flink and Redpanda

Join us for a hands-on lab in which we explore a particularly fun use case with these technologies — algorithmic trading.

Stream processing with Flink and Redpanda
Masterclass

How to migrate from batch and Kafka to Redpanda streaming data

This 2-hour hands-on lab will cover how to smoothly transition from batch operations and also shift from Kafka instances to Redpanda.

How to migrate from batch and Kafka to Redpanda streaming data
Masterclass

Masterclass: Day 2 Operations with Redpanda

Join us for an intensive 2-hour masterclass on how to manage and maintain your Redpanda clusters.

Masterclass: Day 2 Operations with Redpanda

Redpanda benchmarks

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BENCHMARK

Performance of Redpanda vs Apache Kafka

This blog post covers what's great about Apache Kafka® API and where we found room for improvement.

BENCHMARK

Arm vs Intel comparison benchmark

Comparing Graviton-based systems vs x86 hardware for real-time applications.

BENCHMARK

Redpanda vs Kafka transactions

See how with Redpanda you don't have to choose between transactionality and performance.

BENCHMARK

Redpanda vs Kafka replication protocols

An availability footprint of the Redpanda and Apache Kafka® replication protocols.

Tech talks

Watch our tech visionaries draw out Redpanda subsystems, interfaces, and more.

Redpanda talk at Performance Summit

How we built a new storage engine from scratch using a thread-per-core architecture for predictable tail latencies.

Fireside chat with LinkedIn's Kafka and Samza teams

We talk to LinkedIn's Apache Kafka® and Samza teams and dive deep into the technical architecture of Redpanda.

Real-Time Predictions with Machine Learning & Streaming Data Transforms

Learn how to streamline data structures in AI applications and simplify data architecture in stateless pipelines for real-time analytics.

The Data Engineering Podcast Episode 152

Tobias and Alex discuss Redpanda as an Apache Kafka® replacement for mission critical workloads.

Streaming guides

Dive into the foundations of streaming data, Apache Kafka and more!

GUIDE

Understanding Apache Kafka

Learn the most important Kafka fundamentals, features, and popular use cases.

GUIDE

Improving performance in Apache Kafka

Understand what affects Kafka's performance and how you can optimize it.

GUIDE

Comparing Apache Kafka alternatives

Compare popular Kafka alternatives and how they stack up against Redpanda.

GUIDE

Data engineering 101

Learn how data engineering converts raw data into actionable business insights.

GUIDE

Understanding event stream processing

Learn about the principles, considerations, best practices, and trends of event stream processing.

GUIDE

Kafka architecture—a deep dive

Learn the basic building blocks and explore Kafka's design principles.

Try Redpanda. We won’t bite.

You'll find it's easy to install and simple to get up and running with our lightening-fast streaming data platform.