+1 (non-binding) We (NetApp) have been closely following the changes in this KIP, its sub-KIPs and the discussions around diskless in the community. We're happy to see support coalescing around a single path forward to bring diskless to Kafka. In its current state, we support this KIP.
On 2026/01/13 20:29:14 Stanislav Kozlovski wrote: > +1 (binding) > > Thank you so much for this effort. Seeing you reach consensus with the > competing KIP-1176 is very promising as well. I'm excited to work with you on > closing design for the rest of the KIPs and ultimately merging this. I agree > wholeheartedly on the motivational aspect - this is a necessary feature if we > wish for Kafka to remain competitive in the industry. > > On 2026/01/12 12:33:37 Andrew Mills wrote: > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > As a long time Kafka use and member of a team who provides management for > > Apache Kafka, I'm excited to see this KIP move forward. It will help to > > keep Kafka cost competitive in the face of many cloud-first alternatives. > > > > -- Andrew > > > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 7:49 PM Henry Haiying Cai via dev > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > As the author of competing KIP (KIP-1176: Tiered Storage for Active Log > > > Segment), I am supporting KIP-1150 as KIP-1150 represents the right > > > long-term architecture for Kafka in the cloud. > > > > > > Henry Cai > > > > > > > > > On Friday, January 9, 2026 at 04:08:03 AM PST, Anatolii Popov via dev < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > We are restarting the vote for KIP-1150: Diskless Topics. > > > > > > Since the previous vote, the KIP has been substantially updated to address > > > community feedback. > > > > > > As a reminder, KIP-1150 is a motivational KIP intended to establish the > > > architectural direction for diskless topics. The specific implementation > > > details are delegated to separate sub-KIPs, which will be discussed and > > > voted on individually. > > > > > > To give you a concrete idea of the path forward, KIP-1163 is already in an > > > almost-ready-for-review state, so you can see where we are heading after > > > this. > > > > > > KIP-1150: > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1150%3A+Diskless+Topics > > > KIP-1163 > > > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1150%3A+Diskless+TopicsKIP-1163> > > > : > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1163%3A+Diskless+Core > > > > > > Best, > > > Anatolii > > > -- > > > Anatolii Popov > > > Senior Software Developer, *Aiven OY* > > > m: +358505126242 > > > w: aiven.io e: [email protected] > > > <https://www.facebook.com/aivencloud> > > > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiven/> <https://twitter.com/aiven_io> > > > > > >
