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# [[Apache Kafka in 5 minutes - YouTube]]
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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
```