Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions Reviews & Product Details

Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows by GlobalSolutions is a pre-configured Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that enables users to deploy Apache Kafka and Zookeeper clusters on Windows Server 2019 with minimal setup. This solution is designed to facilitate the development and management of large-scale, real-time data streaming applications by providing a fault-tolerant messaging system with high throughput and inherent partitioning capabilities. Key Features and Functionality: - Pre-configured Deployment: The AMI comes with Apache Kafka and Zookeeper clusters pre-installed and configured, eliminating the need for manual setup and reducing deployment time. - High Availability: By packaging Kafka and Zookeeper as clusters, the solution enhances the resiliency and availability of the services, ensuring continuous data streaming operations. - Scalability: The inherent partitioning and replication features of Kafka allow for seamless scaling to accommodate large-scale message processing applications. - Windows Server Compatibility: Designed to run on Windows Server 2019, this solution caters to users who prefer or require a Windows-based environment for their applications. Primary Value and Problem Solved: This product addresses the complexities associated with setting up and managing Apache Kafka and Zookeeper clusters by providing a ready-to-use solution on the AWS Marketplace. Users can quickly subscribe to the offering, create topics, and start publishing and consuming messages without the overhead of manual configuration. This streamlined approach allows developers and organizations to focus on building and deploying real-time data streaming applications efficiently, leveraging the fault-tolerant and high-throughput capabilities of Kafka on a Windows platform.

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Himanshu J.

Software Engineer III

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/13/2023

"Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows"

3/5

What do you like best about Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions?

Upside is better reliability with OS and strong fault tolerance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions?

Closeness of Kakfa and Zookeeper with Linux OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Chirag T.

Technical Lead

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/28/2022

"Working project review of Kafka and Zookeeper on Windows"

5/5

What do you like best about Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions?

1) Kafka libraries are not only designed for linux based systems but also for windows based systems.

2) No need of having multiple systems to act as kafka nodes, which is little difficult when you are operating in your personal windows environment. Rather you can multiple instances defined using segregation of port functionality and keeping the hostname same.

3) Start, Stop, Status scripts in form of .bat files for execution in windows environment.

4) Doesn't need heavy RAM utilization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions?

1) Dependency on Zookeeper nodes.

2) Usage of multiple terminals may some times lead to confusion.

3) Need to open multiple windows for running multiple instances, as there is no common script that can start all the servers at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions:

1) Would recommend people who are naive to Kafka to start with Kafka and Zookeeper on Windows platform. This will help them troubleshoot most of the issues that they might face in future when they transition to Linux based Kafka deployment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions solving and how is that benefiting you?

1) In today's world, all the servers are using Linux OS or are deployed on cloud. But, to start with basics, Getting handson on Windows environment is recommended.

2) Kafka and Zookeeper are used for message streaming applications as they provide a platform for streaming data in near real time.

3) Concept of partitioning and replication is a very good use case for distributed system's application.

4) No dependency on single node for any particular set of data, which makes system fault tolerant.

5) Uses multiple nodes, hence supporting the concept of high availability (HA). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/8/2022

"Kafka and Zookeeper review"

5/5

What do you like best about Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions?

Apache Kafka is used to manage the Streaming platform more effectively. It can run on Java platform. Kafka used Zookeeper To maintain the list of topics and procedures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kafka and Zookeeper Clusters on Windows Powered by GlobalSolutions?

One thing I don't like is that we can install or run Kafka without Zookeeper. But Kafka don't have a set of monitoring tools and Sometimes while adding new zookeeper can lead to daa loss and migration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.