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World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 25, 2026 • Session details

From Guesswork to Governance: Data Contracts Bring API Discipline to Apache Kafka

Sandon Jacobs

Stop letting uncoordinated schema changes turn Kafka streams into downstream dumpster fires. Enforce data contracts at the source to guarantee application stability and deliver trusted data.

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1:18 min

Audience Q&A on enforcing API contracts

Tushar Gupta Tushar Gupta · World Congress 2026 Europe

6:20 min

Enforcing streaming data contracts within enterprise analytics infrastructure

Clemens Vasters Clemens Vasters · World Congress 2025

4:30 min

Introducing data management and the shift to streaming

Mary Grygleski Mary Grygleski · LIVE

2:00 min

Moving from traditional databases to decoupled event streaming

Gerard Klijs · LIVE

3:06 min

Core concepts of Apache Kafka and topic topologies

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Reviewing core Apache Kafka architecture and distributed fundamentals

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