When the open source streaming service, Apache Kafka, was created in 2011 at LinkedIn, it was a different world. Most companies were still on prem. The notion of cloud computing was just beginning to emerge. WarpStream, an early stage startup, sees the value of streaming in a cloud native context and built a new solution from the ground up based on the Apache Kafka protocol, but designed for the cloud age. Today the company announced a $20 million investment. WarpStream CEO Richard Artoul says t...