Gorshkova K. Kafka for Architects. Fvent-driven architecture,...(MEAP 7) 2025

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Incorporate Kafka successfully into large scale enterprise architectures.
Kafka for Architects teaches you how to incorporate Kafka into enterprise applications. This book stays above the code-level details, focusing instead on how to use Kafka to achieve your technical and business goals.
In Kafka for Architects you will find:
Kafka’s role in enterprise software
The event-driven architecture pattern
Data streaming solutions
Details on the Kafka community and resources for ongoing learning
Key products in the Kafka ecosystem
Architects across industries are turning to Kafka for its unparalleled speed, reliability, and scalability. In Kafka for Architects, author Katya Gorshkova lays out how Kafka fits into complex system designs, expertly illustrating how you can use Kafka for effective logging, telemetry, microservices communication, and more in event driven enterprise applications.
about the book
Kafka for Architects is a roadmap to successful implementation of Kafka in an enterprise, covering everything from requirement gathering to testing strategies. The book lays out both the important architectural details alongside the project organization factors that you'll need to consider when architecting with Kafka. You'll explore Kafka's patterns and anti-patterns, consider its risks, and get fully up to speed with the whole Kafka ecosystem.
Rob (interjecting): Currently, Kafka employs its own protocol, but libraries are available for a wide array of programming languages. This flexibility ensures that teams can choose the language best suited to their needs.
Max: And how extensive is this support? By the end of the month, we're down to just a Java programmer and a Python programmer. Will it work?
Rob: Absolutely, Java and Python are among the best-supported languages in the Kafka ecosystem, with a strong community and extensive libraries.
To work effectively with Apache Flink, it is essential to understand its architectural components, as they offer significant opportunities for customization and optimization. While Kafka Streams is a Java library that runs as part of the streaming application itself, Apache Flink requires a dedicated cluster for operation. To start, the streaming application must be implemented in Java (the most common choice for Flink), Scala, or Python.
Preface
Getting_to_know_Kafka_as_an_Architect
Kafka_Cluster_Data_Architecture
Kafka_Clients_and_Message_Production
Creating_Consumer_Applications
Kafka_in_Real_World_Use_Cases
Defining_Data_Contracts
Kafka_Interaction_Patterns
Designing_Streaming_Applications
Managing_Kafka_within_the_Enterprise
Organizing_a_Kafka_Project
Operating_Kafka
What’s_next_for_Kafka