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Description

Apache Kafka is a distributed, fault-tolerant streaming platform designed for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. It enables organizations to publish, subscribe to, store, and process streams of records in a scalable ...

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Key Features

  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Dashboard
  • API
  • Cloud Data Integration
  • Pre-built Connectors
  • Data Mapping

Made For

Industries

  • Financial Services
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing

Customer Segments

  • Small Businesses
  • Mid-size Businesses
  • Large Enterprises

Supported Platforms

  • Web

Pros

  • High Throughput: Kafka can handle massive volumes of data with low latency.
  • Scalability: Easily scale the system by adding more brokers to the cluster.
  • Fault Tolerance: Data replication ensures high availability and data durability.

Cons

  • Operational Complexity: Managing a Kafka cluster can be complex, requiring specialized expertise.
  • ZooKeeper Dependency: Older versions rely on ZooKeeper, which adds another layer of complexity (though this is being addressed).
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Forest Hill, Maryland, USA
LinkedIn
51-200 employees
@ApacheSoftware
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