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Description
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) simplifies the process of creating and operating applications that leverage Apache Kafka for handling streaming data. As an open-source framework, Apache Kafka enables the construction of real-time data pipelines and applications. Utilizing Amazon MSK allows you to harness the native APIs of Apache Kafka for various tasks, such as populating data lakes, facilitating data exchange between databases, and fueling machine learning and analytical solutions. However, managing Apache Kafka clusters independently can be quite complex, requiring tasks like server provisioning, manual configuration, and handling server failures. Additionally, you must orchestrate updates and patches, design the cluster to ensure high availability, secure and durably store data, establish monitoring systems, and strategically plan for scaling to accommodate fluctuating workloads. By utilizing Amazon MSK, you can alleviate many of these burdens and focus more on developing your applications rather than managing the underlying infrastructure.
Description
Apache Kafka® is a robust, open-source platform designed for distributed streaming. It can scale production environments to accommodate up to a thousand brokers, handling trillions of messages daily and managing petabytes of data with hundreds of thousands of partitions. The system allows for elastic growth and reduction of both storage and processing capabilities. Furthermore, it enables efficient cluster expansion across availability zones or facilitates the interconnection of distinct clusters across various geographic locations. Users can process event streams through features such as joins, aggregations, filters, transformations, and more, all while utilizing event-time and exactly-once processing guarantees. Kafka's built-in Connect interface seamlessly integrates with a wide range of event sources and sinks, including Postgres, JMS, Elasticsearch, AWS S3, among others. Additionally, developers can read, write, and manipulate event streams using a diverse selection of programming languages, enhancing the platform's versatility and accessibility. This extensive support for various integrations and programming environments makes Kafka a powerful tool for modern data architectures.
API Access
Has API
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API Access
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Integrations
5X
Yes
Lenses
Yes
New Relic
Yes
Onehouse
Yes
Tenzir
Yes
Waterstream
Yes
kPow
Yes
Argonaut
Yes
Arroyo
No
EraSearch
No
Integrations
5X
Yes
Lenses
Yes
New Relic
Yes
Onehouse
Yes
Tenzir
Yes
Waterstream
Yes
kPow
Yes
Argonaut
No
Arroyo
Yes
EraSearch
Yes
Pricing Details
$0.0543 per hour
Free Trial
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Free Version
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Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
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Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
Yes
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
Amazon
Founded
1994
Country
United States
Website
aws.amazon.com/msk/
Vendor Details
Company Name
The Apache Software Foundation
Founded
1999
Country
United States
Website
kafka.apache.org
Product Features
Streaming Analytics
Data Enrichment
No
Data Wrangling / Data Prep
No
Multiple Data Source Support
No
Process Automation
No
Real-time Analysis / Reporting
No
Visualization Dashboards
No
Product Features
iPaaS
AI / Machine Learning
No
Cloud Data Integration
No
Dashboard
No
Data Quality Control
No
Data Security
No
Drag & Drop
No
Embedded iPaaS
No
Integration Management
No
Pre-Built Connectors
No
White Label
No
Workflow Management
No
Message Queue
Asynchronous Communications Protocol
Yes
Data Error Reduction
Yes
Message Encryption
Yes
On-Premise Installation
Yes
Roles / Permissions
Yes
Storage / Retrieval / Deletion
Yes
System Decoupling
Yes