Elastically Scale Apache Kafka in a Single Click | Confluent Cloud

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This post introduces the self-serve capability for elastic scaling of Confluent Cloud dedicated Kafka clusters, allowing users to expand and shrink clusters based on Confluent Units for Kafka (CKUs). It details the user experience through the UI, CLI, and public APIs, including the two-step process of capacity adjustment and data rebalancing. Safeguards are in place to prevent adverse impacts during shrinking operations, and billing adjustments are explained. Future plans for autoscaling based on policies are also mentioned.