Distributed Message Service

T CloudIntegration

Managed messaging based on Apache Kafka, with dedicated Kafka Premium clusters billed hourly

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
EUBonn, Germany

Subject to GDPR, Data Act, DGA

Region locations
EEAEU3 regions across 2 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 3 sovereign-flagged regions available

Sub-services (3)

DMS for Kafka

Managed Apache Kafka instances compatible with native Kafka clients

Dead letter queues

Messages that cannot be processed are moved to a separate queue

Delayed delivery

Messages delivered after a specified delay

Compliance & Certifications

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

Where this runs

3 regions
3 countries
3sovereign
Sovereign regions (3)
  • EU-DE - Biere / Magdeburg · BiereT Cloud Public Sovereign
  • EU-NL - Amsterdam · AmsterdamT Cloud Public Sovereign
  • EU-CH2 - Switzerland · BernT Cloud Public Sovereign (Swiss SKU)

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Pricing

Pricing model:per-cluster-hour