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Event-Driven Microservices with Python and Apache Kafka
Our journey with microservices, so far… Back in the days before microservices, we used to build applications that were often hosted in application servers such as WebLogic or WebSphere (apologies […]
Getting Started with Apache Kafka and Python
Welcome Pythonistas to the streaming data world centered around Apache Kafka®! If you’re using Python and ready to get hands-on with Kafka, then you’re in the right place. This blog […]
My Python/Java/Spring/Go/Whatever Client Won’t Connect to My Apache Kafka Cluster in Docker/AWS/My Brother’s Laptop. Please Help!
When a client wants to send or receive a message from Apache Kafka®, there are two types of connection that must succeed: The initial connection to a broker (the […]
Integrating Apache Kafka With Python Asyncio Web Applications
Modern Python has very good support for cooperative multitasking. Coroutines were first added to the language in version 2.5 with PEP 342 and their use is becoming mainstream following the […]
Machine Learning with Python, Jupyter, KSQL and TensorFlow
Building a scalable, reliable and performant machine learning (ML) infrastructure is not easy. It takes much more effort than just building an analytic model with Python and your favorite machine […]
We ❤ syslogs: Real-time syslog Processing with Apache Kafka and KSQL – Part 2: Event-Driven Alerting with Slack
In the previous article, we saw how syslog data can be easily streamed into Apache Kafka® and filtered in real time with KSQL. In this article, we’re going to see how […]
Introduction to Apache Kafka® for Python Programmers
In this blog post, we’re going to get back to basics and walk through how to get started using Apache Kafka with your Python applications. We will assume some basic […]
The First Annual State of Apache Kafka® Client Use Survey
At the end of 2016 we conducted a survey of the Apache Kafka® community regarding their use of Kafka clients (the producers and consumers used with Kafka) and their priorities […]