From Tower of Babel to Babel Fish: Evolving Your Kafka Architecture With Schema Registry

A presentation at Voxxed Days Thessaloniki 2025 in November 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece by Viktor Gamov

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From Tower of Babel to Babel Fish Viktor Gamov, @Con uentInc Voxxed Days, Thessaloniki, Nov 2025 Evolving Your Kafka Architecture with Schema Registry fl X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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The Golden Days of Kafka X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Everything Speaks the Same Language X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Enter the Polyglot X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Chaos at the Edges X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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But there is hope…

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Discovering the Babel Fish X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Enter Schema Registry X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Data Contract X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Registering Schemas X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Integrating into CI/CD X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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The Breaking Change X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Compatibility Modes X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Polyglot Harmony X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Schema Governance X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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Schema Registry as Core Infra X/Bluesky: @gamussa

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As always, Have a Nice Day… X/Bluesky: @gamussa http://speaking.gamov.io