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Kafka's Complex Landscape
This chapter explores the intricacies of Kafka, a leading tool for message handling, focusing on its operational challenges, cost implications, and various use cases. It contrasts the difficulties of managing open-source Kafka on-premises with cloud solutions, emphasizing the evolving needs of developers. Additionally, it touches on historical insights from Kafka's inception at LinkedIn and the philosophical and economic tensions that influence its adoption in modern infrastructures.