The LogDrive: Flexible Composition Through Abstraction in Shared Logs

· Jack Vanlightly · Aug. 25, 2026, 12:19 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the LogDrive, a new abstraction relating to composable durability for cloud-based shared logs. It builds on the concepts from a paper on Virtual Consensus, offering innovative ways to enhance the composability of shared logs, particularly in the context of Kafka-on-S3 services. The ideas stem from a research project led by a team at Confluent, showcasing the evolution of the Kora engine.