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Avinash Maurya
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Kafka

Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform called "Apache Kafka."

Apache Kafka:
Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform designed for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Developed by the Apache Software Foundation, Kafka is widely used for its durability, fault tolerance, and ability to handle high-throughput, real-time data streams.

Key features of Apache Kafka include:

  1. Publish-Subscribe Model: Kafka follows a publish-subscribe model where producers publish messages to topics, and consumers subscribe to these topics to receive the messages.

  2. Scalability: Kafka is horizontally scalable, allowing it to handle large amounts of data across multiple nodes.

  3. Durability: Messages in Kafka are persisted, providing durability and fault tolerance even in the event of node failures.

  4. Real-time Processing: Kafka supports real-time stream processing, enabling the development of applications that can react to data in real-time.

Organizations often use Apache Kafka for scenarios like log aggregation, event sourcing, and building data pipelines due to its reliability and scalability in handling high volumes of streaming data.

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