#apache-kafka

#apache-kafka

Open source has evolved from solo projects to corporate collaboration.

Corporate involvement has transformed both the open source community and the nature of innovation.

Key projects like Apache Kafka exemplify today's collaborative approach in tech.

Decoupling microservices with Kafka leads to greater resilience in distributed systems.

Allegro improved Apache Kafka producer tail latency by experimenting with performance optimization options and switching to XFS filesystem.

Strimzi simplifies Apache Kafka deployment on Kubernetes with Kubernetes-native operators.

Strimzi's approval by CNCF highlights its technical viability and enhances Kafka management on Kubernetes.

WarpStream built a cloud-native streaming solution based on Apache Kafka protocol by leveraging cloud object storage like Amazon S3 for cost reduction and operational efficiency.

The approach of separating compute from storage in a cloud environment allows WarpStream to minimize inter-zone networking costs, enhancing the scalability and affordability of large-scale Kafka workloads.