This is an idea which i presented at Percona Live 2015.
Is MySQL an avatar of Apache Kafka ?
Can it be Kafka ?
Yes, it can.
This talk takes a shot at modeling MySQL as Kafka.
PS: it’s unconventional, hence a WILD supposition 🙂
slides @
http://www.slideshare.net/jaihind213/can-mysql-bekafka
or
I made a small video for this presentation too.