Apache Kafka Guide 101 Part 2

Instaclustr is back with part 2 of Apache Kafka 101 webinar series for an audience coming from traditional ESB (Enterprise Service Bus), Middleware and ETL based systems who want to learn about a modern-day approach to message processing, stream processing, real-time analytics, event sourcing, or acting as an Enterprise-wide central data bus. In part-1 of this series, we looked at the basics of Apache Kafka, Kafka ecosystem, an overview of its architecture and explored concepts like brokers, topics, partitions, logs, producers, consumers, consumer groups, etc. Instaclustr is now organising part 2 of this webinar series. In this part, we will talk about topic design and partitioning. We will at good practices to keep in mind when designing for the required throughput of your applications. We will also look at the message key role with regards to guaranteeing message order. This will move you forward another step in your journey of learning and making the best use of Apache Kafka.