Apache Kafka Consulting

Event streaming, real-time data pipelines, and microservice decoupling with Kafka.

Fremen Consulting implements Apache Kafka — event streaming platforms, microservice decoupling, real-time data pipelines, Kafka Connect integrations, and MSK or Confluent Cloud deployment for high-throughput data systems.

Common Challenges

Problems we solve for businesses like yours

Synchronous coupling between services

Direct HTTP calls between microservices create cascading failures, tight coupling, and inability to handle traffic spikes without everything failing together.

Batch ETL too slow

Nightly batch jobs mean dashboards show stale data and real-time features are impossible — the business needs event-driven data within seconds.

Kafka operations complexity

Self-managed Kafka clusters without proper monitoring, partition strategy, or consumer group management become operational nightmares at scale.

What We Build

Solutions tailored to your industry and growth goals

Event streaming architecture

Topic design, partition strategy, schema registry with Avro or Protobuf, and producer/consumer patterns for reliable event-driven microservices.

  • Topic Design
  • Schema Registry
  • Avro
  • Event Patterns

Kafka Connect pipelines

Connectors for PostgreSQL CDC, S3, Elasticsearch, and Snowflake enabling real-time data sync without custom ETL code.

  • Kafka Connect
  • CDC
  • S3 Sink
  • Elasticsearch

Managed Kafka deployment

Amazon MSK or Confluent Cloud setup with monitoring, alerting, consumer lag dashboards, and disaster recovery configuration.

  • Amazon MSK
  • Confluent Cloud
  • Monitoring
  • Disaster Recovery

Tools & Platforms

Technologies and platforms we work with in this space

Apache Kafka
Amazon MSK
Confluent
Schema Registry
Kafka Connect
Python

Results We Deliver

Measurable outcomes from projects in this space

Real-time analytics pipeline

Kafka event streaming replaced nightly batch ETL, delivering analytics data within seconds and enabling real-time dashboard features.

Related technologies & services

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common questions in this industry

When should we adopt Apache Kafka?

Kafka suits event-driven architectures, real-time data pipelines, log aggregation, and microservice decoupling at scale. For simple async tasks, RabbitMQ or SQS may be simpler. We assess your throughput, ordering, and retention requirements.

Do you deploy Kafka on AWS MSK?

Yes. Amazon MSK is our preferred managed Kafka for AWS environments. We also deploy Confluent Cloud for teams wanting fully managed operations with advanced stream processing.

Can Kafka replace our batch ETL?

Kafka enables real-time streaming ETL with Kafka Connect and stream processing (Kafka Streams or Flink), replacing or supplementing batch jobs for use cases requiring low-latency data.

How do you design Kafka topic strategy?

We design topics by domain event, configure appropriate partition counts for parallelism, implement schema registry for contract enforcement, and establish retention policies aligned with business requirements.

How long does Kafka implementation take?

Initial Kafka cluster and first event pipeline takes four to eight weeks. Organization-wide event streaming platform typically takes three to six months.

Ready to get started?

Tell us about your business and goals. We will recommend the right approach for your industry, timeline, and budget.