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Published inDec 2017
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ISBN-139781787286849
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Raúl Estrada has been a programmer since 1996 and a Java developer since 2001. He loves all topics related to computer science. With more than 15 years of experience in high-availability and enterprise software, he has been designing and implementing architectures since 2003. His specialization is in systems integration, and he mainly participates in projects related to the financial sector. He has been an enterprise architect for BEA Systems and Oracle Inc., but he also enjoys web, mobile, and game programming. Raúl is a supporter of free software and enjoys experimenting with new technologies, frameworks, languages, and methods. Raúl is the author of other Packt Publishing titles, such as Fast Data Processing Systems with SMACK and Apache Kafka Cookbook.
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Introduction


The Confluent Platform is a full stream data system. It enables you to organize and manage data from several sources in one high-performance and reliable system. As mentioned in the first few chapters, the goal of an enterprise service bus is not only to provide the system a means to transport messages and data but also to provide all the tools that are required to connect the data origins (data sources), applications, and data destinations (data sinks) to the platform.

The Confluent Platform has these parts:

  • Confluent Platform open source
  • Confluent Platform enterprise
  • Confluent Cloud

The Confluent Platform open source has the following components:

  • Apache Kafka core
  • Kafka Streams
  • Kafka Connect
  • Kafka clients
  • Kafka REST Proxy
  • Kafka Schema Registry

The Confluent Platform enterprise has the following components:

  • Confluent Control Center
  • Confluent support, professional services, and consulting

All the components are open source except the Confluent Control Center, which is a proprietary of Confluent...

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Raúl Estrada

Raúl Estrada has been a programmer since 1996 and a Java developer since 2001. He loves all topics related to computer science. With more than 15 years of experience in high-availability and enterprise software, he has been designing and implementing architectures since 2003. His specialization is in systems integration, and he mainly participates in projects related to the financial sector. He has been an enterprise architect for BEA Systems and Oracle Inc., but he also enjoys web, mobile, and game programming. Raúl is a supporter of free software and enjoys experimenting with new technologies, frameworks, languages, and methods. Raúl is the author of other Packt Publishing titles, such as Fast Data Processing Systems with SMACK and Apache Kafka Cookbook.
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