Running Redpanda on Kubernetes is simplified by using Helm charts, but integrating data sources and sinks in a Kubernetes-native manner can be challenging due to Kafka Connect's non-idiomatic design for Kubernetes. TriggerMesh offers a Kubernetes-native solution by providing controllers and Custom Resource Definitions to deploy sources and sinks for Redpanda, including popular Kafka connectors that work seamlessly with Redpanda's Kafka API. The platform can connect Redpanda to various systems such as Google Cloud Storage, Azure Storage, and Amazon S3, among others. An example is provided where TriggerMesh is used to stream data from a Redpanda topic to an Amazon S3 bucket, leveraging Knative Serving for scalability and demonstrating the ease of deployment through Kubernetes-native methods.