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Apache Kafka Connect monitoring & task management: Kpow demo

September 16, 2026 2 min Speaker: Chad Harris, Factor House
Kafka ConnectConnectorsTasksMonitoring

Kafka Connect deployments tend to sprawl fast: dozens of connectors, hundreds of tasks, and no easy way to tell what’s actually healthy at a glance. Chad Harris walks through monitoring and managing Kafka Connect in Kpow, from a fleet-wide overview down to bulk task operations.

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Chad Harris

Chad Harris

Solutions Architect, Factor House

Chad Harris is a Solutions Architect at Factor House, bringing 18 years of experience across software engineering, application architecture, and engineering leadership. He has deep hands-on expertise with Apache Kafka, high-volume transactional systems, and PCI-compliant architectures, most recently as an Engineering Leader at Block (formerly Square).

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