IBM Event Streams

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Fully managed Apache Kafka as a service with schema registry, MirrorMaker 2 geo-replication, Kafka Connect catalogue, REST producers for non-Kafka clients, and private networking across IBM Cloud

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Attributes

SLA Uptime
99.99%

Sub-services (4)

Topics

Standard Kafka partitioned, replicated topic storage

Schema Registry

Apicurio-based schema storage with compatibility enforcement

MirrorMaker Geo-Replication

Cross-region replication of topics for disaster recovery

Kafka Connect Catalogue

Curated connectors: S3, JDBC, MQ, CDC, and more, deployable in one click

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSFedRAMP

Where this runs

14 regions
9 countries
1sovereign
Sovereign regions (1)
  • Frankfurt (Financial Services) · FrankfurtIBM Cloud for Financial Services
Commercial regions (13)

Europe (4)

  • Frankfurt
  • Frankfurt 2
  • Madrid
  • London

North America (4)

  • Montreal
  • Toronto
  • Dallas
  • Washington DC

South America (1)

  • São Paulo

Asia (3)

  • Chennai
  • Osaka
  • Tokyo

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

Tags

kafkastreamingmessaginganalytics

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Pricing

Pricing model:subscription