# Tom Scott

**Software Engineer**

## Articles by Tom Scott

- [How Conduktor Gateway Prevents Kafka Outages Before They Happen](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/proactive-safeguarding-with-conduktor-gateway) (2023-05-17) — Prevent Kafka outages with proactive safeguarding via Conduktor Gateway. Automate best practices, enforce rules, and eliminate tech debt before it starts.
- [Kafka Log Retention and Segments: How Storage Actually Works](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/kafka-log-retention-and-segments) (2022-07-19) — Deep dive into Kafka segments, indexing, and log retention policies—optimize storage, compaction, and broker performance for production clusters.