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Streamline Apache Kafka topic management with Amazon MSK

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This article explains how Amazon MSK streamlines Apache Kafka topic management with new APIs and console integration.

  • Create, update, delete topics via AWS CLI, SDKs, and CloudFormation
  • MSK console provides guided defaults with advanced configuration options
  • Set partition count, replication factor, retention, and compression policies
  • View partition distribution, configuration details, and CloudWatch metrics
  • Control access using IAM with resource and principal-level permissions
  • Integrate topic provisioning into CI/CD pipelines with IaC
  • Available for Kafka 3.6+ on Standard and Express clusters, no additional cost

Amazon MSK now reduces operational overhead by consolidating Kafka topic management into familiar AWS tools, enabling teams to focus on building streaming applications.

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