Event Streaming for the Best of All Worlds - Apache Pulsar vs Apache Kafka

Explore the world of distributed, event-driven messaging systems in this 52-minute conference talk from GeeCON 2022. Gain a clear understanding of event-driven versus message-driven systems, event streams, and stream processing. Dive into Apache Pulsar's unique capabilities, supporting both Publish-Subscribe and Message Queues while extending into stream processing and message mediation. Learn how Apache Pulsar leverages Apache Bookkeeper for durable, scalable storage of log streams and utilizes Apache Zookeeper for ecosystem management. Compare Apache Pulsar with Apache Kafka, highlighting key differences and how Pulsar addresses some of Kafka's limitations. Discover Pulsar's flexible architecture and cloud-native readiness, exploring its potential integration with the popular Spring framework for modern, cloud-native applications and architectures.