Kafka Connect hija framework għal l-integrazzjoni ta' Kafka ma' sistemi esterni (databases, storage, servizzi) — li taċċaċċa d-dejta ġewwa u barra Kafka mingħajr ma tikteb kodiċi customizzat, bl-użu ta' connectors li jistgħu jintużaw mill-ġdid. Tissimplifika l-bini ta' pipelines ta' dejta.
X'Kafka Connect tagħmel
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
