RedPanda
Redpanda is a streaming data platform API-compatible with Apache Kafka but engineered for extreme performance. Written in C++, it acts as a single binary that is incredibly easy to deploy (especially in Kubernetes) and offers predictable, low-latency performance even at the edge.
Why use it in EDA? Redpanda is for teams that need speed and simplicity. It eliminates the "Kafka tax" (operational overhead) and is perfect for use cases where every millisecond counts (like financial trading) or for "Edge" deployments where hardware resources are limited.
How do we use it?
- Edge Computing: Deploying lightweight streaming on IoT gateways.
- Simplified Ops: Running a high-performance cluster with zero external dependencies.
