The following diagram illustrates the architectural components in Kafka – a high level view. Apache FOUNDATION. A topic in Kafka represents a logical collection of messages.

Teams tasked with finding a newer solution land on an event-driven architecture, take one look at Apache Kafka, and say, “Aha! Here’s our new database solution.” It’s fast.

When You Should Use Apache Kafka. Apache Kafka is generally a smart choice for use cases that involve microservices and service-oriented architecture. Kafka can also serve as a highly effective work ...

New Designs Using Apache Kafka and MapR Streams. Life happens as a continuous flow of events (a stream). Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman describe new designs for streaming data architecture that ...