Introducing Cluster Linking in Confluent Platform 6.0

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Introduces Confluent Cluster Linking as a new capability for replicating topics between independent Kafka clusters. Details the mechanism of creating a cluster link and mirror topics, emphasizing offset preservation, real-time continuous replication, and independent ISR management. Highlights use cases for topic migration, cloud bursting, and disaster recovery. Explains the 'under the hood' architecture where the destination cluster fetches data from the source. Mentions future roadmap items like hybrid deployment support and improved UX.