Apache Kafka
Apache Kafka is a platform designed for event streaming and long-term data retention. It organizes events into topics and allows producers to send messages while consumers read and process them. The latest versions of Kafka have removed the dependency on Zookeeper for managing metadata, utilizing KRaft instead.
- ▪Apache Kafka focuses on event streaming and long-term data retention.
- ▪Events are organized into topics, which are used by producers and consumers.
- ▪Kafka version 3.0 and above introduced KRaft for managing metadata without Zookeeper.
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