Introduction to Apache Kafka - 2025 Edition
🚀 What’s New in This 2025 Update
Major Updates and Changes
- Kafka 4.0 with KRaft - ZooKeeper completely eliminated
- Cloud-Native Default - Managed services dominate deployments
- 200+ Connectors - Massive ecosystem expansion
- AI/ML Integration - Direct streaming to ML pipelines
- Simplified Operations - Automated scaling and management
- Enterprise Adoption - Used across all industries
Industry Evolution
- ✅ Event Streaming Standard - De facto platform for real-time data
- ✅ Managed Services - AWS MSK, Confluent Cloud mainstream
- ✅ Kubernetes Native - Operators and serverless integration
- ✅ Global Scale - Petabyte deployments common
Ready to understand why Kafka powers the world’s data infrastructure? Let’s explore the streaming platform that processes trillions of events daily.