Apache Kafka is a very popular open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Kafka) is a fully managed Kafka service that makes using Kafka even easier. But how do you get started with Kafka on AWS?

Apache Kafka is a very popular open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. Amazon MSK is a fully managed Kafka service that makes using Kafka even easier. But how do you get started with Kafka on AWS? How do you migrate your existing Kafka environment to the cloud? How do you manage many Kafka environments at once?

Aiven for Apache Kafka® A quick intro to Kafka's five APIs.

Karapace, started by Aiven, is being picked up more and more by companies as an open source alternative for Apache Kafka® Schema Registry and REST API.

Apache Kafka is a distributed messaging system that can be used to build applications with high throughput and resilience. It is often used in conjunction with other big data technologies, such as Hadoop and Spark. Kafka-based applications are typically used for real-time data processing, including streaming analytics, fraud detection, and customer sentiment analysis. There are many derivatives such as Confluent Kafka, Cloudera Kafka, and IBM Event Streams.

Aiven for Apache Kafka® Apache Kafka and Karapace together can bring your application to a whole new level. Find out more about the magic that is the schema registry!

Aiven for Apache Kafka® Have you ever been confused by all this talk about kafkas and streaming? We've collected information and resources for you in this post.