Introducing Confluent for Kubernetes

This post announces the general availability of Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK). It details how CFK provides a cloud-native experience for self-managing Confluent Platform on private infrastructure, mirroring the capabilities of Confluent Cloud. Key technical contributions include the use of Kubernetes CustomResourceDefinitions (CRDs) and controllers for declarative API-driven management of Confluent services and data plane resources. The post highlights automated scaling, secure deployment configurations, rolling upgrades, and fault-tolerant infrastructure management through declarative specifications. It also emphasizes the adoption of GitOps principles for managing infrastructure as code and the integration with the broader Kubernetes ecosystem.