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2 posts.
Kafka 4.0 Consumer Rebalance: Coordination Moves to the Broker
Apache Kafka 4.0 made the new rebalance protocol generally available. This post explains what changes from the old protocol, why broker-side assignment matters, and what it means operationally.
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Consumer Groups Are Not Queues: What Kafka Share Groups Change
Why Kafka Share Groups were added, how they differ from traditional Consumer Groups, and when to use them.
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