Platform Governance & FinOps for Critical Kafka
Cost allocation, chargeback, and compliance without spreadsheets. FinOps visibility, encryption coverage, and data quality enforcement built for platform and finance teams.
Trusted by platform teams at
Rising Kafka and vendor costs with no FinOps view per team, product, or tenant. Nobody can say which team drives which share of the cost.
PII and sensitive data spread across topics. Encryption and masking policies applied inconsistently.
Data quality checks happen in the DWH, far from original streams. Bad data discovered too late to fix cheaply.
Finance asks questions you can't answer:
- Which team is using the most storage?
- What's driving the Confluent Cloud bill?
- Are those connectors still needed?
- Growth without accountability
Compliance risks accumulate:
- Which topics contain PII?
- Is that field encrypted?
- Who has access to what?
- Scripts and spreadsheets for auditors
Downstream damage accumulates:
- Stale data in dashboards
- Breaking schema changes shipped to prod
- No ownership of data contracts
- Analysts lose trust, AI models degrade
Usage Metering
Per-topic, per-tenant, per-service-account tracking. Attribute costs to cost centers, products, or business units
FinOps Integration
Export usage data via API. Build chargeback models and cost allocation reports
PII Detection
Tag sensitive fields in schemas with PII and GDPR markers. Apply encryption policies based on tags
Field-Level Encryption
Encrypt, mask, or tokenize at write time via Conduktor Gateway. Integrates with Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, GCP KMS
Stream Quality Gates
Enforce schema compliance and CEL-based validation rules at produce time. Block bad data before it propagates
Audit-Ready Logs
Immutable records of access, configuration, and policy changes. Export to SIEM or archive for compliance
Ownership Model
Topics and service accounts tied to owners. Clear accountability per business unit
Quota Management
Quotas and limits per tenant, team, or environment. Prevent runaway workloads
Topic Lifecycle
Track topic activity and identify inactive topics. See last activity timestamps per topic
Encryption Coverage
Track which fields are encrypted via schema metadata and Gateway policy enforcement
Schema Validation
Contracts validated at deployment and at write. Breaking changes blocked
Stream Quality
Schema validation and custom CEL rules enforced per topic. Non-compliant messages blocked or routed to DLQ
How Platform Governance Works
From cost mystery to transparent utility with measurable results.
Know which team, product, or cost center drives each dollar of Kafka spend. Answer finance questions in minutes, not weeks
Prevent runaway workloads before they impact production. Quotas and alerts stop cost surprises before they hit the bill
PII encrypted or masked before it lands in Kafka via Gateway policy enforcement. No reliance on application-level compliance
Validate schema compliance and custom rules at produce time, before bad data reaches analytics or ML pipelines
FinOps & Chargeback
Build cost views per plant, team, and product. Allocate Confluent Cloud and infrastructure costs to business units
Sensitive Data Protection
Encrypt PII in HR, customer, and order events. Mask trade and price data for non-privileged consumers
Topic Catalog Cleanup
Identify unused topics and connectors. Fix naming conventions and assign ownership
Compliance Reporting
Pull ready-made reports on access, retention, and encryption for audits. No more spreadsheet scrambles
Stream Data Quality
Validate schemas and custom rules on telemetry streams. Block malformed messages on order and supply chain feeds
Cost Optimization
Identify over-sized topics, unnecessary replication, and idle connectors. Reclaim wasted spend
Need to share Kafka data with external partners? Governance policies extend to partner zones. See how Conduktor Gateway enforces encryption and data quality at the wire level.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I implement Kafka cost allocation?
Metering tracks usage per topic, partition, and service account. You label these with cost centers, teams, or programs. Export to your FinOps tools or billing system.
How does Conduktor handle PII in Kafka?
Tag sensitive fields in schemas with PII and GDPR markers. Conduktor applies encryption and masking policies based on these tags automatically.
What KMS systems does Conduktor support for Kafka encryption?
HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud KMS, and custom integrations. Keys managed centrally with automated rotation.
How do Kafka data quality checks work?
Define validation rules per topic using CEL expressions or JSON Schema. Checks run in the Gateway layer at produce time. Non-compliant messages can be blocked or routed to a dead-letter topic.
Does Kafka governance work across multiple vendors?
Yes. Conduktor provides one governance layer across Confluent Cloud, AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs, and self-managed clusters.
Ready to govern your Kafka platform?
See how Conduktor delivers FinOps, security, and data quality for critical Kafka infrastructure. Our team can help you build a governance strategy.