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By Alexander Kropp and Anatoly Zelenin
First Steps with Apache Kafka
Before we dive into all the details, let's launch our Apache Kafka rocket together and see how it performs on its first test flight. After all, every rocket science has to start somewhere. In this spirit: 3, 2, 1... Ignition
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By Anatoly Zelenin
The Best Thing About Apache Kafka? It's Boring!
How a system that simply works helps the German media landscape count millions of readers daily. An interview with Felix Sponholz.
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By Anatoly Zelenin
The Best Thing About Apache Kafka? It's Boring!
How a system that simply works helps the German media landscape count millions of readers daily. An interview with Felix Sponholz.
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Installing Strimzi
In this post, you'll learn how to install Strimzi on a K3s cluster.
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Practical Guide: Stream Data from Kafka to OpenSearch in Kubernetes
In this article, I'll show you how to automatically send data from a Kafka topic to OpenSearch. We'll use Kafka Connect and Strimzi in Kubernetes.
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Schema Management in Kafka
In this post, you'll learn how explicit schemas help you avoid potential chaos in Kafka and how schema registries support this.
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Kafka in Banking: A Bridge Between Worlds – for Long-term Economical Projects
Core banking systems handle the most important processes in banking. The problem: These inflexible giants rarely harmonize with the wishes of today's customers. Systems are needed that connect the old with the new. Many banks rely on Apache Kafka for this. Why?
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Logistics: How the Industry Can Withstand Growing Pressures with Kafka
Growing package volumes. Porous supply chains. Logistics companies face major challenges. They need to make the right decisions in real-time more than ever. However, this can't be achieved without real-time data. How Apache Kafka and its ecosystem help companies achieve this.
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Kafka Training: The 6 Most Important Guiding Principles of My Training
When am I a good trainer? That is perhaps the most important question for me in my role as an Apache Kafka expert. In this blog, I want to answer it with six guiding principles. Do you agree with all of them?
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By Anatoly Zelenin
Why Apache Kafka?
Every company that processes countless data streams can optimize them using Apache Kafka. The first lesson of this four-part blog series shows you why larger organizations should turn to this software.
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By Alexander Kropp and Anatoly Zelenin
Apache Kafka in Action
Apache Kafka in Action: From basics to production guides you through the concepts and skills you’ll need to deploy and administer Kafka for data pipelines, event-driven applications, and other systems that process data streams from multiple sources.
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By Alexander Kropp and Anatoly Zelenin
What is Apache Kafka?
What is Apache Kafka all about? This program that virtually every major (German) car manufacturer uses? This software that has allowed us to travel across Europe with our training sessions and workshops and get to know many different industries - from banks, insurance companies, logistics service providers, internet startups, retail chains to law enforcement agencies? Why do so many different companies use Apache Kafka?
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By Alexander Kropp and Anatoly Zelenin
First Steps with Apache Kafka
Before we dive into all the details, let's launch our Apache Kafka rocket together and see how it performs on its first test flight. After all, every rocket science has to start somewhere. In this spirit: 3, 2, 1... Ignition
Read more
By Anatoly Zelenin
How many partitions do I need in Apache Kafka?
Apache Kafka's partitions are essential for maintaining order and structure in all data processing workflows. But how many partitions should you set up? This is an important question that should be addressed early in your system design. This blog post tackles this critical consideration for your Kafka implementation.
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