Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) Express brokers simplify Kafka deployment and scaling, offering exceptional performance and operational simplicity.
MSK Express brokers provide up to 3 times more throughput per broker, sustaining impressive data streaming performance on m7g.16xl instances.
Key features include fast scaling (up to 20 times faster than standard brokers), 90% faster recovery, and built-in three-way replication for reliability.
Express brokers eliminate storage management responsibility, offer unlimited storage without pre-provisioning, and adhere to Kafka APIs.
Traditional Kafka deployment faces limitations like extended recovery times, suboptimal load distribution, and complex scaling operations.
MSK Express brokers decouple compute and storage, ensuring faster and more reliable broker recovery, efficient load balancing, and faster scaling.
A scaling use case example with MSK Express brokers demonstrated rapid, safe scaling without disruption, completing in just 28 minutes.
Best practices for adopting MSK Express brokers include starting with larger instance types for high-throughput workloads and following best practices.
MSK Express brokers offer simplified operations, superior performance, and rapid scaling capabilities, making them an attractive option for Kafka deployments.
With advantages like higher throughput, faster scaling, and quicker recovery times, MSK Express brokers cater to organizations' real-time data processing needs.
Masudur Rahaman Sayem, a Streaming Data Architect at AWS, provides expertise in designing large-scale distributed systems for optimal performance and scalability.