Apache Kafka - Real-time Stream Processing (Master Class) - What is Apache Kafka?

The video introduces Apache Kafka as a solution for real-time streaming, explaining its role as a messaging broker between producers and consumers. It covers Kafka's core responsibilities, including message storage and delivery, and provides a detailed definition of Kafka as a scalable, fault-tolerant streaming platform. The video also breaks down Kafka's architecture into message storage and cluster architecture, discussing key concepts like topics, logs, partitions, and zookeeper.

How does Kafka ensure fault tolerance in its distributed streaming platform?

Describe the difference between committed and uncommitted messages in Kafka.