The document outlines Apache Flink as a framework for real-time stream processing, emphasizing its flexible API for data stream sources, transformations, and outputs. It contrasts Flink with other stream processing systems like Apache Storm, Spark Streaming, and Samza, highlighting its adjustable latency-throughput trade-off and exactly-once processing guarantees. The content also discusses practical use cases, optimizations, and future roadmap for Apache Flink.
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