Simplified Kafka Cluster Migration: Strimzi to AWS Express Brokers with Lenses

LensesIO

Mar 3, 2026

Migrating Kafka clusters doesn't have to be a complex or high-risk operation. In this technical walkthrough, we demonstrate how Lenses K2K managed through Lenses 6 simplifies the migration of mission-critical banking applications from Strimzi to AWS Express Brokers with minimal downtime and zero data loss.

Discover how Lenses 6 provides full visibility into your data landscape through its advanced Topology View, allowing you to map out topics, consumers, producers, and dependencies before you move a single byte. We execute a proven 5-step migration plan that ensures your applications resume exactly where they left off without reprocessing data.

Key topics covered in this video:
✅ Visualizing Kafka cluster health and application topology.
✅ Kubernetes-native topic replication using Lenses K2K.
✅ Tracking consumer group offsets side-by-side during migration.
✅ Executing seamless app migrations and offset synchronization.
✅ Switching producers and S3 connectors to new target clusters.

Whether you are a Data Engineer, DevOps Specialist, or Architect, Lenses provides the control plane you need for low-risk Kafka operations.

🚀 Try it yourself with the Lenses Free Community Edition: https://lenses.io/downloads/lenses-community/

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction to Kafka Migration with Lenses K2K

00:15 - Exploring Environment & Topology Views

00:34 - The 5-Step Migration Strategy

00:44 - Step 1: Replicating Kafka Topics

01:15 - Step 2: Stopping Source Consumers

01:56 - Step 3: Migrating Consumer Offsets in Real-Time

02:30 - Step 4: Restarting Apps on the Target Cluster

03:01 - Step 5: Switching Producers & S3 Connectors