The tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on setting up a Change Data Capture (CDC) stream using Redpanda and Debezium, highlighting Redpanda's compatibility with the Kafka Connect ecosystem due to its API compatibility with Apache Kafka. It explains the process of recognizing data changes in a source system, enabling downstream systems to act on these changes, and outlines various use cases such as real-time analytics and safe migration from legacy systems. The tutorial walks through the setup of several services, including Redpanda, Kafka Connect, Debezium, and MySQL, using Docker and Docker Compose, and demonstrates how to configure Kafka Connect to monitor changes in a MySQL database and stream these changes to Redpanda. It concludes by encouraging users to experiment with CDC streams from other database systems and join the Redpanda Community on Slack for further engagement.