Embark on a 26-minute journey exploring the evolution and potential of Apache Kafka in a cloud-first world. Delve into the origins of Kafka, understanding the problem it was designed to solve and its developmental trajectory. Discover the immense opportunities presented by cloud-native Kafka implementation, enabling a unified system of record. Explore real-world applications and learn how over 80% of Fortune 100 companies are leveraging this powerful platform. Gain insights into data in motion versus data at rest, the limitations of existing systems, and how Kafka enables data in motion at scale. Understand continuous data processing, the complete data in motion platform, Kafka's data storage mechanisms, and the future of digital transformation. Perfect for data engineers, analysts, and professionals interested in revolutionizing their data streaming and analytics workflows.