Project Metamorphosis Month 8: Complete Apache Kafka in Confluent Cloud

This post announces the final launch of Project Metamorphosis, focusing on the 'Complete' aspect of Confluent Cloud. It highlights the availability of over 120 pre-built connectors for Kafka through Confluent Hub, enabling real-time integration of existing databases and systems. It specifically lists newly available managed connectors in Confluent Cloud for various databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Google Cloud Spanner), as well as Elasticsearch. It also mentions Cluster Linking for global architectures. The post also emphasizes ksqlDB for turning data into action, detailing its capabilities for stream processing, materialized views, and managing embedded connectors via SQL syntax. It positions Confluent Cloud ksqlDB as a fully managed, easier-to-use alternative to Kafka Streams.