You want to design a Kafka deployment for a critical application requiring zero downtime and high throughput. Which setup is best and why?

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Kafka - Multi-Datacenter and Replication

ASingle cluster with no replication, to reduce complexity.

BActive-passive, because one cluster handles all traffic and the other is backup.

CActive-active, because multiple clusters share load and provide failover simultaneously.

DPassive-only clusters to save resources.

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify requirements
Zero downtime and high throughput require load sharing and failover. Active-active allows multiple clusters to share load and provide failover simultaneously.
Final Answer:
Active-active, because multiple clusters share load and provide failover simultaneously. -> Option C
Quick Check:
High availability + throughput = active-active [OK]

Quick Trick: Active-active suits zero downtime and high throughput needs [OK]

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