# Ron Kapoor

**Technical Product Marketing Manager**

Ron is Technical Product Marketer/GTM and Dev Rel at Conduktor, bringing experience from both financial services and startups. When he's not creating content or defining positioning and messaging for Conduktor's suite of products, he loves to engage with the community!

[LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-kapoor/)

## Articles by Ron Kapoor

- [What We Learned at Current 2026](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/what-we-learned-at-current-2026) (2026-05-27) — We were at Current 2026 in London last week. Between booth conversations and recorded interviews on the floor, here's what stood out.
- [The Apache Kafka Security Playbook: Beyond TLS and ACLs](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/apache-kafka-security-playbook) (2026-05-11) — TLS only goes so far. The real Kafka security gaps: payload encryption, service accounts left rotten, ACLs that fall behind reality, and scattered audit logs.
- [Set Up a Kafka Platform with an AI Agent](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/set-up-a-kafka-platform-with-an-ai-agent) (2026-03-20) — Install Kafka, configure governance, and onboard developers with one AI conversation. Open-source Conduktor skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and 30+ tools.
- [Ground Control to On-Call: Kafka Debugging Has Landed](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/what-debugging-kafka-should-actually-look-like) (2026-02-17) — No more juggling 7 CLI tools. A walkthrough of debugging a Kafka consumer lag incident with Conduktor Console.
- [Houston, We Have 7 CLI Tools and Zero Answers](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/houston-we-have-7-cli-tools-and-zero-answers) (2026-02-06) — You've accepted that debugging matters more than dashboards. Then you open a terminal and realize Kafka's native tools were never built for this.
- [Why Every Kafka Incident Ends with "Restart It"](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/why-every-kafka-incident-ends-with-restart-it) (2026-02-04) — Teams invest in Kafka observability thinking they're prepared. Then an incident hits, and they realize dashboards don't tell you which room is on fire.
- [IBM Acquires Confluent for $11B: What It Means for Kafka Teams](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/ibm-confluent-11-billion-says-streaming-isn-t-optional) (2025-12-10) — IBM's acquisition of Confluent validates streaming as critical infrastructure. Here's what changes for organizations running Kafka.