Introduction
In the big data era, organizations require real-time processing to make well-informed decisions and extract valuable insights from vast amounts of data. Initially, Lambda architecture emerged to address these needs. While it successfully provided a solution, its inherent complexity and the need for separate batch and streaming pipelines limited its effectiveness. As a result, developers created Kappa architecture, which employs a single, unified processing pipeline for both real-time and batch processing. This paper presents an in-depth overview of Kappa architecture, its advantages over Lambda architecture, and various practical use cases.
What is the Lambda architecture?
Lambda architecture is a