Published September 5, 2024
Deploying Kafka on Kubernetes can feel like a game-changer—mixing the powerful message streaming capabilities of Kafka with the flexible, scalable orchestration of Kubernetes. It sounds like a match made in heaven, right? Well, not so fast. While running Kafka on Kubernetes has some fantastic benefits, it also comes with its own set of challenges.
Published September 2, 2024
When it comes to securing your Kafka deployment, Access Control Lists (ACLs) are some of the most powerful tools at your disposal. But let’s be honest—ACLs can be a bit daunting if you're not familiar with them. We’ve all been there, staring at Kafka’s ACL configurations and wondering if we’re doing it right.
Published August 29, 2024
If you've ever worked with Apache Kafka, you know that it's a powerful tool, but it can also be a bit finicky. Things can go wrong, and when they do, it’s important to know how to troubleshoot and resolve those issues quickly.
Published August 28, 2024
You ever get that nagging feeling that maybe, just maybe, you’ve missed something crucial in a project? When it comes to deploying Apache Kafka, that “something” often turns out to be security. I’ve been there myself, thinking everything was running smoothly, only to realize later that I’d left the door wide open for potential security issues.
Published August 26, 2024
Kafka is a beast when it comes to handling real-time data streams, but like any powerful tool, it needs to be fine-tuned to really shine. I’ve spent more time than I’d like to admit tweaking Kafka configurations, trying to squeeze every last drop of performance out of it.
Published July 10, 2024
Kafka is a powerful event streaming technology that is relatively easy to set up but can become extremely complicated to scale, especially without significant maintenance tasks. Any Kafka manager requires a robust Kafka management tool to efficiently operate, monitor, and maintain a Kafka cluster, especially in production environments.
Published June 13, 2024
Apache Kafka has become an essential component in data streaming and processing architectures due to its high throughput and scalability. However, as organizations scale up their Kafka usage, they often encounter challenges such as partition rebalancing across different brokers.
Published December 13, 2023
You probably have seen ads where someone claims that their app can save you money by finding subscriptions you forgot about. I have a hard time imaging someone with $100s of dollars of expenses they forgot about, but I have had the occasional one that was missed.
Published February 23, 2023
Apache Kafka has come a long way since its initial development at LinkedIn in 2010 and its release as an open-source project the following year. Over the past decade, it has grown from a humble messaging bus used to power internal applications into the world's most popular streaming data platform.
