Apache Kafka: A Primer

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Apache Kafka is fast becoming the preferred messaging infrastructure for dealing with contemporary, data-centric workloads such as Internet of Things, gaming, and online advertising. The ability to ingest data at a lightening speed makes it an ideal choice for building complex data processing pipelines. In a previous article, we discussed how Kafka acts as the gateway for IoT sensor data for processing hot path and cold path analytics.

In this article, we will introduce the core concepts and terminology of Apache Kafka along with the high-level architecture.

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