hi, We implemented same strategy in one of our customers. Since 2016 we had one downtime in one DC because of high temperature(whole physical DC shutdown).
With that approach I assume you will use Cassandra as a queue. You have to be careful about modeling and should use multiple partitions may be based on hour or fixed size partitions. Another thing is that Kafka has really high throughput so you should plan how many Cassandra node you need to meet same throughput. Another approach would be to use another Kafka cluster or queue technology as backup. On Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 11:45 AM Gowtham S <gowtham.co....@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Cassandra Community, > > I am reaching out to seek your valuable feedback and insights on a > proposed solution we are considering for managing Kafka outages using > Cassandra. > > At our organization, we heavily rely on Kafka for real-time data > processing and messaging. However, like any technology, Kafka is > susceptible to occasional outages which can disrupt our operations and > impact our services. To mitigate the impact of such outages and ensure > continuity, we are exploring the possibility of leveraging Cassandra as a > backup solution. > > Our proposed approach involves storing messages in Cassandra during Kafka > outages. Subsequently, we plan to implement a scheduler that will read from > Cassandra and attempt to write these messages back into Kafka once it is > operational again. > > We believe that by adopting this strategy, we can achieve the following > benefits: > > 1. > > Improved Fault Tolerance: By having a backup mechanism in place, we > can reduce the risk of data loss and ensure continuity of operations during > Kafka outages. > 2. > > Enhanced Reliability: Cassandra's distributed architecture and > built-in replication features make it well-suited for storing data > reliably, even in the face of failures. > 3. > > Scalability: Both Cassandra and Kafka are designed to scale > horizontally, allowing us to handle increased loads seamlessly. > > Before proceeding further with this approach, we would greatly appreciate > any feedback, suggestions, or concerns from the community. Specifically, we > are interested in hearing about: > > - Potential challenges or drawbacks of using Cassandra as a backup > solution for Kafka outages. > - Best practices or recommendations for implementing such a backup > mechanism effectively. > - Any alternative approaches or technologies that we should consider? > > Your expertise and insights are invaluable to us, and we are eager to > learn from your experiences and perspectives. Please feel free to share > your thoughts or reach out to us with any questions or clarifications. > > Thank you for taking the time to consider our proposal, and we look > forward to hearing from you soon. > Thanks and regards, > Gowtham S >
