Igor De SouzaKafka Beyond APIs: 30 Architecture Questions I've Seen Matter in Real Systems
Look Ma, I made a JAR! (Building a connector for Kafka Connect without knowing Java)
HackerNoonKafka has reached commodity status — and that's actually its greatest achievement. Here's what it means for where streaming innovation goes next. https://hackernoon.com/kafka-has-become-the-postgres-of-streaming-and-that-changes-everything #apachekafka
SoftwareMillKafka in-cluster replication won't save you from a regional outage. You need a battle-tested Multi-Region strategy.
Read this to master:
- RPO/RTO trade-offs for global scale
- Active-Active vs. Stretched Clusters (3-DC & 2.5-DC)
- Solving the offset translation nightmare
- Real-world failover testing
https://softwaremill.com/guide-to-apache-kafka-disaster-recovery-and-multi-region-architectures/
#ApacheKafka #SystemArchitecture #DisasterRecovery #DataEngineering
Kafka Ecosystem Project Ideas: End-to-End Domain Implementations guide
What the IBM Confluent acquisition means for Kafka users
https://factorhouse.io/articles/what-the-ibm-confluent-acquisition-means-for-kafka-users
Deep Dive into Kafka Offset Commit with Spring Boot
https://piotrminkowski.com/2026/03/27/deep-dive-into-kafka-offset-commit-with-spring-boot/
Deep Dive into Kafka Offset Commit with Spring Boot - Piotr's TechBlog
This article uses straightforward Spring Boot examples to illustrate how your application can inadvertently lose messages or process them twice due to the Kafka offset commit mechanism. It builds upon the scenarios discussed in two of my previous posts on Kafka and Spring Boot, offering deeper insights: Source Code Feel free to use my source […]
Outbox Pattern with Kafka and Hexagonal Architecture in Spring Boot
A very nice tool from Tom Cooper for tracking KIPs and FLIPs.
