Infinite Storage in Kafka: Unlimited Retention in Confluent Cloud

This post announces the rollout of unlimited storage for Confluent Cloud Kafka clusters, a feature that decouples storage from compute resources. Users will now pay only for the data produced, with no additional charges or provisioning units for storage. This enables longer data retention periods without impacting infrastructure costs or performance isolation, allowing Kafka to act as a system of record for both real-time and historical data access.