Kafka Connect ni framework ya kuunganisha Kafka na mifumo ya nje (databases, storage, services) — kuhamisha data ndani na nje ya Kafka bila kuandika code maalum, kwa kutumia connectors zinazoweza kutumika tena. Inarahisisha ujenzi wa data pipelines.
Kafka Connect hufanya nini
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
