Kafka mobility intelligence

The [operational control] plane for Kafka migrations.

Kafka Mobility Intelligence (KMI) is an enterprise migration control plane for Apache Kafka®. It governs the full lifecycle of a Kafka migration, from self-managed clusters to managed services and between any Kafka platforms, replacing manual scripts and fragmented tooling with unified visibility, guided workflows, and controlled cutover and rollback. Born accelerating enterprise onboarding onto Confluent, KMI is proven where migrations are hardest.

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Unified control plane

governs planning, monitoring, cutover, and rollback in one place

Up to 75% less manual effort

automated discovery, diagnostics, and guided setup

Any Kafka, proven on Confluent

platform-agnostic by design, with a track record built on enterprise moves to Confluent

Kafka Migrations Are Operationally Complex

Kafka migrations are typically executed through manual scripting, fragmented tooling, and coordination between infrastructure and application teams. Even when replication technologies such as Confluent Cluster Linking, MirrorMaker2, Confluent Replicator, or WarpStream Orbit are in use, teams still rely on custom scripts, dashboards, and manual coordination to plan the migration, monitor replication, coordinate cutovers, and handle rollback.

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Operational risks of manual migration

Limited visibility into replication progress and partition synchronization 
Risky cutovers caused by poor visibility into replication readiness, consumer lag, and partition sync 
Complex configuration and management of tools like Confluent Cluster Linking, MirrorMaker2, Confluent Replicator, and Warp Stream Orbit 
Fragmented visibility across scripts, dashboards, and log files 
Schema drift between environments that causes downstream  application failures

A Single Migration Control Plane

Kafka Mobility Intelligence operates above your existing replication technologies, providing the orchestration, diagnostics, and lifecycle governance that replication tools alone do not. It lets teams plan, execute, monitor, and validate migrations from one place, with real-time visibility into replication progress, application readiness, and migration health, whichever Kafka platforms sit on either side. The journey it governs most often is the one that matters most: moving from self-managed Kafka to a managed service.

Self-managed Kafka

Replication technologies

(Confluent Cluster Linking / MirrorMaker2 / Confluent Replicator / WarpStream Orbit)

Managed Kafka

all governed by Kafka Mobility Intelligence: Planning · Monitoring · Cutover · Rollback

A Delivery Model Built for Certainty

Every engagement follows a proven path: modular, transparent, and matched to where you are in your streaming journey.

What Changes When You Adopt KMI

Manual Kafka migration	Kafka Mobility Intelligence
Manual CLI scripts, custom tooling, and fragmented visibility	Unified migration control plane with guided workflows
Weeks of discovery and documentation	Automated discovery of topics, schemas, connectors, and consumer groups
Trial-and-error configuration of migration infrastructure	Guided setup wizard generates configuration and deploys infrastructure
Sequential coordination with application teams	Parallel, self-service application cutovers
Limited operational visibility into replication state	Partition-level dashboard with real-time progress updates
Manual troubleshooting through logs and scripts	X-Ray shows live producer and consumer activity and recommends next steps instantly
Risky rollback procedures requiring coordination	Controlled rollback workflows with automated strategies

Manual Kafka migration	Kafka Mobility Intelligence
Manual CLI scripts, custom tooling, and fragmented visibility	Unified migration control plane with guided workflows for Kafka migrations.
Weeks of discovery and documentation	Automated discovery of topics, schemas, connectors, and consumer groups. Pre-migration checklist provided.
Trial-and-error configuration of migration infrastructure	Guided setup wizard generates configuration and deploys infrastructure
Sequential coordination with application teams	Parallel, self-service application cutovers
Limited operational visibility into replication state	Partition-level dashboard with real-time progress updates
Manual troubleshooting through logs and scripts	Shows live producer and consumer activity and recommends next steps instantly
Risky rollback procedures requiring coordination	Controlled rollback workflows with automated strategies

Four Phases, One Control Plane

Kafka Mobility Intelligence manages migrations across four phases.

Planning

Migration Planning Intelligence discovers topics, schemas, connectors, and consumer groups while supporting migration architecture and network design.

Network design across VPC Peering, AWS PrivateLink, Transit Gateway, Azure Private Link, GCP Private Service Connect, VPN, Direct Connect, and Public Internet TLS
Discovery and cataloging of topics, schemas, connectors, and consumer groups
Support for different cutover strategies.
Workload classification by downtime tolerance and delivery guarantees
Auto-generation of migration infrastructure for MSK sources and Confluent Gateway configuration assets

Implementation

Migration Implementation Intelligence deploys migration infrastructure and prepares replication between clusters.

Guided setup wizard for configuring migration infrastructure
Support for Confluent Cluster Linking, MirrorMaker2, Confluent Replicator, WarpStream Orbit, Confluent Schema Linking, and WarpStream Schema Linking
Brownfield import of existing replication environments
Infrastructure health monitoring dashboard
Near-real-time, second-level visibility into replication progress across topics and partitions

Cutover

Migration Cutover Intelligence lets application and migration teams coordinate the transition of workloads from source to destination.

Partition-level and offset-level visibility with readiness indicators for safe, parallel cutovers
Real-time monitoring of topic replication, partition progress, and infrastructure health
X-Ray, KMI's migration guide: see live producer and consumer applications and get recommended next steps for the migration

Validation & Rollback

Rollback and Recovery Orchestration Intelligence confirms migration stability and provides controlled rollback if needed.

Batch or per-topic rollback operations
Application-team rollback of affected topics and consumer groups
Recovery workflows to resume migration after rollback

Migrations Measured in Days, Not Weeks

Time savings for migrations

Up to 75% reduction in manual migration effort

Any Kafka, proven on Confluent

Validation and troubleshooting reduced from hours to minutes

Cutover reduced  to Days

Cutover coordination reduced from weeks to days through parallel execution

Quick Migration Implementation

Implementation reduced from ~one week to two days

Planning

Planning reduced from ~two weeks to three days

Ideal Use Cases

Kafka Mobility Intelligence is built for organizations migrating between Kafka platforms where operational safety, visibility, and coordinated cutovers are critical. It shines brightest on the journey from self-managed Kafka to a managed service.

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The [operational control] plane for Kafka migrations.

Unified control plane

Up to 75% less manual effort

Any Kafka, proven on Confluent

Kafka Migrations Are Operationally Complex

Operational risks of manual migration

A Single Migration Control Plane

A Delivery Model Built for Certainty

What Changes When You Adopt KMI

Four Phases, One Control Plane

Planning

Implementation

Cutover

Validation & Rollback

Migrations Measured in Days, Not Weeks

Time savings for migrations

Any Kafka, proven on Confluent

Cutover reduced to Days

Quick Migration Implementation

Planning

Ideal Use Cases

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Cutover reduced  to Days