Kafka Connect je ogrodje za integracijo Kafke z zunanjimi sistemi (podatkovne baze, shranjevanje, storitve) — premeščanje podatkov v Kafko in iz Kafke brez pisanja prilagojene kode z uporabo ponovno uporabljive konektor. Poenostavi gradnjo cevovodov podatkov.
Kaj Kafka Connect počne
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
