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Kafka for Architects

Publication date:
April 21, 2026
Ekaterina Gorshkova

Ekaterina Gorshkova

Apache Kafka Engineer at SOFTEC & Author of "Kafka for Architects"

Kafka for Architects teaches you how to incorporate Kafka into enterprise applications. This book stays above the code-level details, focusing instead on how to use Kafka to achieve your technical and business goals.

In Kafka for Architects you will find:

  • Kafka’s role in enterprise software
  • The event-driven architecture pattern
  • Data streaming solutions
  • Event driven architecture in messaging systems
  • Explaining Kafka clusters
  • Data streaming solutions
  • Designing data contracts
  • Kafka in real world use cases

Architects across industries are turning to Kafka for its unparalleled speed, reliability, and scalability. In Kafka for Architects, author Katya Gorshkova lays out how Kafka fits into complex system designs, expertly illustrating how you can use Kafka for effective logging, telemetry, microservices communication, and more in event driven enterprise applications.

Kafka for Architects