# Apache Kafka

Apache Kafka is a platform for streaming data management:

* Publish and subscribe to streams of records, similar to a message queue or enterprise messaging system.
* Store streams of records in a fault-tolerant durable way.
* Process streams of records as they occur.

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For additional details, visit the [Apache Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/) website &#x20;


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