Kafka Architecture Archives

ksqlDB with Apache Kafka: Real-Time analytics made easy

For developers and analysts accustomed to the relational world, processing real-time data streams often presents a steep learning curve. ksqlDB (formerly KSQL) bridges this gap, acting as a streaming database built on top of Apache Kafka. It allows you to query, analyze, and transform data streams using a simple, SQL-like […] Posted on 03/12/2022 by Andrea Epifano

Kafka Schema Registry: schema governance in Kafka

In a production Kafka environment, data quality and backward compatibility are not optional, they are critical requirements. Simply serializing data as JSON or raw bytes is a fast track to chaos, especially in microservices architectures where producers and consumers evolve independently. The Confluent Schema Registry provides the solution: a centralized […] Posted on 03/01/2022 by Andrea Epifano