Conversation with David Boyne of EventCatalog October 2025

This is a conversation with David Boyne about EventCatalog, and the role that events play in discovery and visibliity of our infrastructure, working to align event-driven architecture with how Naftiko is approach the signals coming from enterprises, and understanding where Event Catalog fits into the picture.

Walk through the different uses of EventCatalog and how it helps with integrations.

Questions

  • What is Event Catalog?
  • What role does event-driven architect play in discoverability and visibility?
  • Can events help us document our systems in real-time?
  • What thinking goes into your support of open-source specifications?
  • How does Event Catalog help map your business domain?
  • Does Event Catalog help out at the tactical level?
  • How do you approach commercial open-source?
  • Can event-driven architecture help with ephemeral API discovery?
  • Do you feel event-driven will provide the richness and semantics AI agents will need?
  • How do we get more business people involved with Event Catalog?
  • What is your biggest need right now?

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