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KafkaDB Presentation

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The presentation introduces KafkaDB, a technology created to simplify data migration between PostgreSQL-based systems. It summarizes the project’s origins and goals and illustrates how the application works and is configured.

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In our second contribution to the 5th OpenERP conference in Donostia, we presented KafkaDB, a technology developed to simplify data migration between PostgreSQL-based systems.

In November we had already published a detailed post, Introducing KafkaDB, explaining the reasons and requirements behind the development. This presentation summarizes the origins and goals of the initiative and visually shows how the application works and is configured.

Frequently asked questions

What is KafkaDB?

It is a technology developed to simplify data migration between PostgreSQL-based systems.

In what context was KafkaDB presented?

It was presented as a contribution to the fifth OpenERP conference in Donostia.

What does this presentation add compared with the earlier blog post?

It summarizes KafkaDB’s origins and goals and shows how the application works and is configured.

What underlying technology do the systems KafkaDB helps migrate share?

They are systems based on PostgreSQL.

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