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The open source journey: Enabling real-time Kafka data visualization in Grafana

  • Start date
    Wednesday, 22 April
  • Time
    12:00
  • Duration
    30 minutes
  • Spaces
    Main
  • Session
    Session

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Have you ever wanted to visualize live Apache Kafka data directly in Grafana, eliminating the need for complex intermediate storage or external services?

In this session, Hamed Karbasi, a data engineer at 0+X, chronicles the open source development journey of the Grafana Kafka data source plugin, which allows users to query and visualize real-time Kafka data streams instantly.

See a live demonstration of how to get started with the plugin to integrate Kafka data for observability, including the steps you take to:

  • Configure the plugin to ingest data from specific Kafka topics
  • Successfully handle flexible data formats, specifically Protobuf, JSON, and AVRO messages
  • Build dynamic, real-time dashboards for comprehensive streaming data visualization

By highlighting the strong community collaboration and support available for building new Grafana plugins that address real-world needs, Hamed hopes to inspire other developers to contribute their own integrations to the Grafana ecosystem.

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