Monitoring Debezium Connectors for CDC Pipelines

Change Data Capture (CDC) has become the backbone of modern data architectures, enabling real-time data synchronization between operational databases and analytical systems, powering event-driven architectures, and maintaining materialized views across distributed systems. Debezium, as the leading open-source CDC platform, captures row-level changes from databases and streams them to Kafka with minimal latency and exactly-once semantics. … Read more

Deploying Debezium on AWS ECS or Fargate

Debezium’s change data capture capabilities transform databases into event streams, enabling real-time data pipelines, microservices synchronization, and event-driven architectures. While Kafka Connect provides the standard deployment model for Debezium connectors, running this infrastructure on AWS demands careful consideration of container orchestration options. ECS (Elastic Container Service) and Fargate offer distinct approaches to deploying Debezium—ECS provides … Read more

Debezium Architecture Explained for Data Engineers

Change Data Capture (CDC) has become essential for modern data architectures. When you need to replicate database changes in real-time, synchronize data across systems, or build event-driven architectures, CDC provides the foundation. Debezium has emerged as the leading open-source CDC platform, but understanding its architecture is crucial for implementing it effectively. This isn’t just another … Read more

End-to-End CDC Pipeline Using Debezium and Kinesis Firehose

Change Data Capture (CDC) has become essential for modern data architectures that demand real-time synchronization between operational databases and analytical systems. Traditional batch ETL processes introduce latency that can render data obsolete by the time it reaches downstream consumers. By combining Debezium’s robust CDC capabilities with AWS Kinesis Firehose’s managed streaming service, you can build … Read more

Integrating Debezium with AWS Kinesis for Low-Latency Updates

Change data capture has become essential for modern data architectures that demand real-time synchronization between operational databases and analytics platforms. Debezium excels at capturing database changes with minimal latency, while AWS Kinesis provides scalable, reliable streaming infrastructure. Integrating these technologies creates a powerful pipeline for propagating database updates across distributed systems with millisecond-level latency. The … Read more

What is Debezium and How It Works

In today’s data-driven world, organizations need real-time access to their data as it changes. Traditional batch processing approaches that sync data every few hours or once daily are no longer sufficient for modern applications that demand immediate insights and responsiveness. This is where Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium become essential. Debezium has emerged … Read more

How to Stream MySQL Binlog Changes Using Debezium

Debezium has emerged as the leading open-source platform for change data capture, transforming how organizations stream database changes into event-driven architectures. Unlike polling-based approaches that strain databases or proprietary CDC tools that lock you into vendor ecosystems, Debezium reads MySQL binary logs directly, capturing every insert, update, and delete with minimal source database impact. Understanding … Read more

Debezium vs AWS DMS: Choosing the Right Change Data Capture Solution

Selecting a Change Data Capture solution represents a critical architectural decision that impacts data freshness, operational complexity, and integration patterns for years. Debezium and AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) stand as two prominent CDC options, each with distinct philosophies, capabilities, and operational models. Debezium offers open-source flexibility and deep integration with streaming platforms, while DMS … Read more

Building a CDC Data Pipeline with Debezium and Kafka

Change Data Capture (CDC) has become an essential pattern for modern data architectures, enabling real-time data synchronization between systems without the overhead of batch processing or manual data extraction. When you need to capture database changes and stream them reliably to downstream consumers, combining Debezium with Apache Kafka creates a powerful, production-ready solution. This article … Read more