
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.