EEEmmanuel Egwuinbackpressure.hashnode.dev·Mar 11 · 4 min readFrom 2011 to 2026: How Kafka Evolved to Support Distributed Systems at ScaleThe journey of Apache Kafka from its 2011 inception at LinkedIn to its current status as the backbone of modern data architecture is a masterclass in how distributed systems evolve to meet shifting ha00
EEEmmanuel Egwuinbackpressure.hashnode.dev·Mar 2 · 4 min readUnderstanding the Open Telemetry Collector: Part 1 - Architecture Overview1. Pipelines as Isolation Boundaries At runtime, the Collector constructs independent signal pipelines for traces, metrics, and logs. This isolation is a core reliability feature: a surge in trace vol00