Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka Consumer Group Rebalance — The Next-Gen Protocol With Kafka 4.0A new generation of the consumer group protocol has been designed that is due for release in the Kafka 4.0 release, which is likely to…2d ago2d ago
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingApplication Logging & Alerting With Graylog (2 of 2): Spring Boot DemoGraylog is a logging system that ingests logs, provides search and filter options, and the ability to configure dashboards and alerts…Sep 1Sep 1
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingApplication Logging & Alerting With Graylog (1 of 2): IntroductionHaving a reliable log management tool that enables querying, filtering, alerting, and visualising logs is an essential part of a system…Aug 6Aug 6
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafkaJS: Integration Testing With TestcontainersKafkaJS is a popular NodeJS Kafka client library used by applications to integrate with the Kafka messaging broker. It provides an API for…Jul 6Jul 6
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingMonitoring & Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana & Alertmanager — Part 3: Alerting DemoThe Prometheus Alertmanager component is the third tool in the monitoring and alerting setup that this article covers, alongside…Jun 1Jun 1
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingMonitoring & Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana & Alertmanager — Part 2: Monitoring DemoIn this second part of the series on monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana and Alertmanager, the configuration required for…May 51May 51
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingMonitoring & Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana & Alertmanager — Part 1: IntroductionMonitoring and alerting are an essential part of any system deployment. It ensures that the system is running smoothly, and if not that…Apr 13Apr 13
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingThree Key Principles For A Successful IT ProjectEngaging in any IT project always brings with it a myriad of challenges. Every project is different, but whether starting on a new…Mar 1Mar 1
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka SASL Authentication: Spring Boot DemoThis article provides an overview of SASL authentication with Kafka. An accompanying Spring Boot application demonstrates the configuration…Feb 31Feb 31
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka Message Compression (2 of 2): Spring Boot DemoIn the first part of this two part series the reasons to apply message compression and the trade-offs in doing so were considered. In this…Jan 6Jan 6
