Cloud Topics: Level Zero garbage collection (opens in new tab)

--- description: How Redpanda Cloud Topics tracks the lifecycle of temporary L0 objects and determines when they're safe to delete, without risking data loss or runaway storage costs. Read more. title: Cloud Topics: Level Zero garbage collection image: --- Engineering # Cloud Topics: Level Zero garbage collection When to hold, when to delete: inside Redpanda's L0 garbage collection by Oren Leiman May 19, 2026 Last modified on Analyze or share this content: Copied! Your brows...