%% date:: [[2022-09-09]] %% # [[Apache Kafka in 5 minutes - YouTube]] <!-- Generated by <a href="https://www.yinote.co/#installation">YiNote</a> --> Creator:: [[Stephane Maarek]] URL:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzPXRmVHMxI ## [1:16](https://www.youtube.com/?yinotetimestamp=76) [[Apache Kafka]] allows you to decouple data streams and systems. ## [2:07](https://www.youtube.com/?yinotetimestamp=127) Created by [[LinkedIn]], but now an open souce project maintained by [[Confluent]] ## [2:58](https://www.youtube.com/?yinotetimestamp=178) Why Kafka? (Advantages) - distributed, resilient, fault tolerant - horizontal scalability (100s of brokers and millions of messages per second) - high performance (<1ms latency), real time ## [4:03](https://www.youtube.com/?yinotetimestamp=243) Use cases: Netflix uses Kafka to recommend shows in real time while you're watching TV shows ## [4:13](https://www.youtube.com/?yinotetimestamp=253) - Uber: uses Kafka to gather user, taxi, trip data and forecast demand and compute surge pricing in real time ## [4:40](https://www.youtube.com/?yinotetimestamp=280) LinkedIn uses Kafka to prevent spam and make connection recommendations. ## Citation ``` [^maarek]: Maarek, S. (2019). _Apache Kafka in 5 minutes_. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzPXRmVHMxI ```