Concept & Architecture

Streamtime provides a unified platform to deploy, manage, and operate Kafka clusters and Kubernetes fleets across multiple cloud providers. The architecture is designed for flexibility, scalability, and security, supporting a variety of deployment models and tenancy options.

Architecture Overview

The following diagram illustrates the high-level architecture of Streamtime:

Streamtime Architecture

Key Concepts

  • Fleet Provider: Supported cloud providers (AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure) where Kubernetes fleets are provisioned.
  • Kubernetes Fleet: Managed Kubernetes clusters that host Kafka clusters and other workloads.
  • Kafka Cluster: Different Kafka distributions supported (CFK, Apache Kafka, WarpStream, Redpanda, AutoMQ).
  • Kafka Unit Size: Kafka clusters are sized by units (1 unit = 20 MBps throughput), allowing flexible scaling.
  • Tenancy: Resource isolation models—shared, isolated, and dedicated—applied at both Kubernetes and Kafka cluster levels.

Explore the sections below for detailed explanations of each concept and architectural component.

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