AWS OpenSearch Ingestion Adds Confluent Blueprint, w/Pipeline Ex.

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This post details the technical implementation of integrating AWS OpenSearch Ingestion with Confluent Cloud. It explains the networking challenges and solutions, specifically how OpenSearch Ingestion uses xENIs to connect to private Confluent Cloud clusters via PrivateLink. It also covers authentication mechanisms (SASL/PLAIN with API keys for Confluent, IAM roles for OpenSearch) and scaling via OpenSearch Capacity Units (OCUs). A practical guide is provided for creating an OpenSearch Ingestion pipeline using a Confluent blueprint, including configuration parameters for topics, bootstrap servers, endpoints, and secrets management.