Daily Term: Kappa Architecture

Kappa Architecture

Kappa Architecture is a data processing framework that simplifies Lambda Architecture by using stream processing for both real-time and historical data. It treats all data as a stream, processing it with a single pipeline (e.g., using Kafka and Flink). Historical data is reprocessed by replaying the stream. Kappa reduces complexity by eliminating the batch layer, but it requires a robust streaming system and can be less efficient for large historical datasets.

Date: 2025-07-04