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= How Strimzi supports Kafka

Strimzi provides container images and operators for running Kafka on Kubernetes.
Strimzi operators are purpose-built with specialist operational knowledge to effectively manage Kafka on Kubernetes.

Operators simplify the process of:

* Deploying and running Kafka clusters
* Deploying and running Kafka components
* Configuring access to Kafka
* Securing access to Kafka
* Upgrading Kafka
* Managing brokers
* Creating and managing topics
* Creating and managing users
