Apache Kafka Practice

The primary role of Kafka Connect is to facilitate the integration of Kafka with external systems for data import/export. This framework enables developers to easily connect Kafka with various data sources and sinks, such as databases, key-value stores, file systems, and cloud services, thereby promoting seamless data flow between Kafka and these external systems.

Kafka Connect provides a set of tools and predefined connectors that can be configured to automate the process of moving data in and out of Kafka topics. It reduces the amount of custom code that developers need to write, enhancing productivity while ensuring that data is efficiently ingested into Kafka or made available for other systems.

Other roles mentioned, such as storing messages in a database or monitoring the health of brokers, are not part of Kafka Connect's functionality. Similarly, managing security and access control falls under the broader Kafka ecosystem's responsibilities but is not specifically the role of Kafka Connect.