Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform designed to handle high-throughput, real-time data feeds. It is often used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

Features

  • High Throughput: Kafka can handle tens of thousands of write operations per second.
  • Scalability: Kafka can scale horizontally by adding more brokers.
  • Durability: Kafka ensures that data is not lost, even in the event of a broker failure.
  • Low Latency: Kafka provides low-latency access to data.

Quick Start

To get started with Kafka, you can follow these steps:

  1. Download Kafka
  2. Install Kafka
  3. Create a Kafka topic
  4. Produce messages
  5. Consume messages

Resources

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