Logging with SSH can be a cumbersome task. Sure, there are solutions to this problem, but most are based on the assumption you can add your credentials to the server. The reality is that sometimes servers may not give you access to do that.
Imagine you’ve got a Kafka topic and start a new consumer group that consumes from the beginning. Now, imagine this takes time. Lots of time. How do you know how many more messages are left? Can you guess an ETA of how much longer it’ll take to the most recent state?