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Apache Kafka

Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput, real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

What is Apache Kafka?

Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform capable of handling trillions of events a day, used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

Kafka Concepts

Topics, Partitions, Producers, Consumers, Consumer groups, Brokers.

Common Misconceptions

  • "Kafka is just a message queue" - Event streaming platform
  • "Kafka loses messages" - Configurable durability
  • "Kafka is overkill" - Scales down well for smaller use cases