Kafka Reduce Partitions: Why It’s Not Allowed and How to Work Around It
Why Kafka doesn't allow partition reduction, the guarantees it upholds, and alternative approaches for reducing partitions without data loss.
How to Count Messages in a Kafka Topic Using kafka-run-class.sh
Steps for counting messages in a Kafka topic using the kafka-run-class.sh command-line tool. Monitor how many messages are stored in a topic.
Optimizing Kafka Records Batching for Better Performance and Throughput
Fine-tune Kafka batch processing to increase throughput, lower latency, and make better use of system resources.
What is log compaction in Kafka?
Log compaction in Kafka is a mechanism that ensures the most recent value for each key within a Kafka topic is retained.
Kafka Consumers and Partitions: Why Can’t You Have More Consumers Than Partitions?
Kafka Consumers and Partitions: Why does Kafka limit consumer instances to partitions? Understand and get tips to optimize your Kafka setup.
Kafka Consumer Offset: Understanding Offset Management in Kafka
Learn about Kafka consumer offset management, offset reset policies, and data retention. Understanding Offset Management in Kafka.
Kafka Active Segment Deletion: When and How It Happens
How does Kafka manage active segment deletion and enforce retention policies, even for idle segments? Read more to find out.