In the big data world, Kafka can be used in multiple ways. One of the common usage patterns of Kafka is to use it as a streaming data platform. It supports storing streaming data from varied sources, and that data can later be processed in real time or in batch.
The following diagram shows a typical pattern for using Kafka as a streaming data platform:
Kafka as streaming data platform
The previous diagram depicts how Kafka can be used for storing events from a variety of data sources. Of course, the data ingestion mechanism would differ depending upon the type of data sources. However, once data is ...
