Kafka 4.0: Preparing Platform Teams for KIP-896

While Apache Kafka has typically ensured backward and forward compatibility, Kafka 4.0 will introduce breaking changes by dropping support for some older API versions (KIP-896). This session will detail these changes, explain the reasoning behind them, and equip platform teams to adapt. We'll explore the real-world impact, provide essential warnings for app developers, review the added metrics for identifying unsupported APIs, and develop an action plan to ready your clients for a smooth upgrade to Kafka 4.0.