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When I have a small software project that I want to share with the world, I don’t write my own version control system with a web UI. I don’t even […]

Currently, Apache Kafka® uses Apache ZooKeeper™ to store its metadata. Data such as the location of partitions and the configuration of topics are stored outside of Kafka itself, in a […]

On behalf of the Apache Kafka® community, it is my pleasure to announce the release of Apache Kafka 2.5.0. The community has created another exciting release. We are making progress […]

Today, I am pleased to announce the launch of Confluent Developer, the one and only portal for everything you need to get started with Apache Kafka®, Confluent Platform, and Confluent […]

Fraud detection, payment systems, and stock trading platforms are only a few of many Apache Kafka® use cases that require both fast and predictable delivery of data. For example, detecting […]

The amount of time it takes for a message to move through a system plays a big role in the performance of distributed systems like Apache Kafka®. In Kafka, the […]

On behalf of the Apache Kafka® community, it is my pleasure to announce the release of Apache Kafka 2.4.0. This release includes a number of key new features and improvements […]

Static Membership is an enhancement to the current rebalance protocol that aims to reduce the downtime caused by excessive and unnecessary rebalances for general Apache Kafka® client implementations. This applies […]

Traditional relational database systems are ubiquitous in software systems. They are surrounded by a strong ecosystem of tools, such as object-relational mappers and schema migration helpers. Relational databases also provide […]

With the release of Apache Kafka® 2.3 and Confluent Platform 5.3 came several substantial improvements to the already awesome Kafka Connect. Not sure what Kafka Connect is or need convincing […]