Case Study: Flix scales Kafka governance for 50+ teams with Conduktor

Flix scales Kafka for 50+ teams with Conduktor

Flix, a major transportation company, faced significant challenges managing its rapidly scaling Kafka infrastructure, which had grown to over 2,300 topics used by 50+ teams. Issues included complex permissions management, access bottlenecks, and limited data discoverability, all of which hindered team autonomy and created governance headaches. To address this, they partnered with vendor Conduktor.

Conduktor implemented a data mesh solution with a federated governance model. This involved using YAML files for each team's resources within a CI/CD pipeline, powered by Conduktor's open-source Kafka Security Manager (KSM). The results provided Flix with a self-service framework, allowing all 50+ teams to work independently while maintaining centralized compliance and best practices, ultimately streamlining their data operations.

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