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Their "managed" kafka service is even bigger clusterfuck - Doesn't expose metrics via JMX port - Doesn't support version upgrade - Doesn't support schema ver
by alienreborn 7y ago
Their "managed" kafka service is even bigger clusterfuck
- Doesn't expose metrics via JMX port
- Doesn't support version upgrade
- Doesn't support schema versioning afaik
- Doesn't support adding a node or two to an existing cluster
I could go on...
- pram 7y agoYes it's pretty basic. Last I looked it didn't have interbroker SASL, no TLS, can't expand node storage, and the API didn't have configurable broker parameters ...? Also Kafka and Zookeeper are just about the last things I'd want sealed away in a black box.
- minitoar 7y agoDo you have experience with Confluent? How does that compare?
- dullgiulio 7y agoConsidering that Confluent actually develops the Open Source Kafka project, I expect these problems to be AWS only. Go for the real thing and don't give Bezos money for a crippled product.
- alienreborn 7y agoConfluent Cloud is pay by usage (per GB in, per GB out, per GB stored), so its much pricier based on your org's usage. However, it is definitely feature rich. - Doesn't expose metrics via JMX but does provide a nice tool called confluent control center for monitoring and managing kafka cluster - Built in and Managed Schema Registry but - AFAIK they won't reveal cluster size or cluster version (except client compability). So, they do scaling and upgrades automatically. It's a double edged-sword but should work for lot of orgs. - Overall, definitely a better product than aws msk.
- andriosr 7y agoA similar article for Kafka would be great :)