Apache Pulsar

Apache BookKeeper: The Ledger Your Streams Secretly Rely On

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If your data pipeline were a band, Apache BookKeeper would be the drummer: relentlessly on-time, rarely seeking the spotlight, and absolutely essential. It’s a distributed storage service for append-only records — ledgers — designed to be fast, durable, and fault-tolerant. Under the hood of Apache Pulsar and a few lesser-known systems, it quietly keeps your messages consistent and your … Read more

Pulsar: The Open-Source Messaging System That Won’t Ghost You

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Apache Pulsar is the event-driven messaging system that swoops in like a caped hero when your data needs a reliable, scalable, and high-throughput home. Think Kafka, but with a sprinkle of real-time charm and a lot of built-in durability. If you’re wondering whether Pulsar is still relevant in 2025, the short answer is: absolutely. The … Read more