Can You Use Kafka as a Database?

Kafka: A Data Store with Some Database-like Properties

Database technology is absolutely critical for business success. While not commonly thought of as a database, Apache Kafka, the open source stream-processing software platform, has many unique properties commonly associated with a database that can absolutely fill the need for storing data, including the scalability, reliability, and performance. Download this white paper to learn more about:

• What Kafka functions allow it to work as a database in some situations
• Where Kafka is a good fit as a data store technology
• Which issues to address when using Kafka in this manner
• How teaming with a technology partner can help make Kafka enterprise-ready.