This post discusses Event Sourcing in the context of Apache Kafka, examining the need for a single source of truth that spans entire service estates. In service-oriented systems there is no single source of truth, there are many. Different datasets are owned by a variety of different services. This is by design. Services will have a range of different roles: individual pieces in a far larger puzzle. Events help with this. Events are typically sewn into an architecture because the concept of notification is desired. If you want to combine datasets from a whole range of services, events turn out to be far more effective than remote calls. Streaming data pipelines make it easy to manage data and Confluent offers a comprehensive solution to turn event streams into real-time data that drives your business. Get started with Confluent for free today and watch demos to learn more.
