Dec 9, 2025 · 14 min read · A recent piece titled "Event Streaming is Topping Out" has been making the rounds in the data infrastructure community. While I respect the author's willingness to share uncomfortable truths about the industry, I think the argument conflates Confluen...
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Jul 14, 2025 · 62 min read · Background I recently sat and passed the CCDAK exam and I wanted to share the study guide I compiled and used to pass the exam. I didn’t really use any other resource, except for a few practice questions from various online sources. This guide covers...
Join discussionJul 4, 2025 · 5 min read · Real-time data streaming is the continuous flow of data that is processed the moment it is generated—helping businesses make quick, smart decisions with zero delays. What Is Real-Time Data Streaming? Real-time data streaming is the process of collect...
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Jun 30, 2025 · 4 min read · Nine years ago, my amazing former boss and mentor Ajith Kumar, asked me to do an impact analysis on replacing ActiveMQ with Kafka in our integration layer. It was part of a broader product overhaul. We took the plunge and adopted Kafka across the sta...
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Jun 18, 2025 · 6 min read · Introduction Apache Kafka has become the backbone of modern real-time systems — enabling everything from sensor telemetry and financial transactions to personalized customer experiences. But Kafka, by itself, is complex to deploy, scale, and operate ...
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Apr 13, 2025 · 3 min read · As event-driven architectures gain traction, the combination of Apache Kafka and NestJS has emerged as a compelling solution for building scalable, decoupled microservices. In this guide, we’ll explore how to integrate Kafka with NestJS using the bui...
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Apr 7, 2025 · 4 min read · Apache Kafka has evolved into the de facto standard for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. However, standing up a reliable Kafka system involves more than just Kafka brokers. Components like Zookeeper, Kafka Clusters, Confl...
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Jan 27, 2025 · 4 min read · Hey data folks! 👋 Apache Kafka offers a robust ecosystem for handling high-speed data streams and is widely used in various industries for applications such as event-driven architectures, real-time analytics, and data integration. In this blog, we w...
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Dec 20, 2024 · 7 min read · Designing and implementing a notification system that can send various types of notifications (e.g., email, SMS, push notifications) based on user preferences. Quick Links:System Design VideoProject Demonstration VideoIt is recommended to go through ...
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Dec 13, 2024 · 1 min read · I almost gave up trying to configure Custom Partitioner Class using application.properties. spring.kafka.producer.partitioner.class=classPath Does not work after trying a hell lot of things. The partitioner.class remained null everytime. I even trie...
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