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Trace the shared data platform in one clean architecture map
Keep this section visual: one diagram, one selected-node explanation, and one clear separation between the media path and the data path.
High-level architecture
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Apache Kafka
Kafka is the Keystone transport backbone: thousands of topics, about 1M messages/sec on hot topics, and often only 4-6 hours of retention on high-volume streams. The same log fans out to streaming, realtime serving, OLAP, CDC, and Iceberg storage.
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Keystone transport backbone
~1M msg/sec hot topics, 4-6h retention
Last reviewed June 2026 · By Prasoon Parashar
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