Kafka Connect er et framework til integration af Kafka med eksterne systemer (databaser, storage, tjenester) — flytning af data ind og ud af Kafka uden at skrive brugerdefineret kode ved hjælp af gjenbrugelige connectorer. Det forenkler bygningen af datapipelines.
Hvad Kafka Connect gør
KAFKA CONNECT → a framework for streaming data BETWEEN Kafka and external systems:
→ SOURCE connectors → pull data FROM external systems INTO Kafka (e.g. a database → Kafka)
→ SINK connectors → push data FROM Kafka TO external systems (e.g. Kafka → a data warehouse)
→ uses reusable CONNECTORS (pre-built integrations) instead of custom producer/consumer code
→ "plug in" connectors to integrate systems with Kafka
