In Apache Cassandra Lunch #68: DataStax Apache Kafka Connector, we introduce the DataStax Apache Kafka Connector and discuss how we can use it to connect Apache Kafka and Cassandra. The live recording of Cassandra Lunch, which includes a more in-depth discussion and a demo, is embedded below in case you were not able to attend live. If you would like to attend Apache Cassandra Lunch live, it is hosted every Wednesday at 12 PM EST. Register here now!
In Apache Cassandra Lunch #68: DataStax Apache Kafka Connector, we introduce the DataStax Apache Kafka Connector and discuss how we can use it to connect Apache Kafka and Cassandra. In the video recording embedded below, we go through some basic information regarding the connector, basic architecture of how it works, and also go through a simple Katacoda example from DataStax to show you how to use the connector. Additionally, we also discuss how we use the DataStax Apache Kafka Connector in our Cassandra.Realtime repo, so be sure to check out the embedded video below!
The DataStax Apache Kafka Connector is open source software that works with the Kafka Connect framework. It synchronizes records from a Kafka topic with table rows in the following supported databases: DataStax Astra cloud databases, DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 4.7 and later databases, and Open source Apache Cassandra® 2.1 and later databases. The connector gets deployed on the Kafka Connect Worker nodes and runs within the worker JVM. The connector Workers running one or more instances of the DataStax Kafka Connector pull messages from Kafka topics and write them to a database table on the DataStax platform using the DataStax Enterprise Java driver.
The demo portion of Apache Cassandra Lunch #68: DataStax Apache Kafka Connector is split into two parts as mentioned above. In the first portion, we cover a DataStax Katacoda Scenario in which we create a Kafka topic, configure and start a Kafka Connect Worker, download and configure the DataStax Kafka Connector, and push data from the topic in Kafka to a Cassandra instance. In the second portion of the demo, we take a look at Cassandra.Realtime and discuss how that walkthrough uses the same basics we covered in the Katacoda scenario. If you want a more in-depth discussion and video demo, be sure to watch the embedded Youtube video below!
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