HTTP and REST APIs with Apache Kafka - Use Cases and Architectures

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Introduces the Confluent REST Proxy as a means to interact with Kafka via HTTP/REST. Details management plane use cases (cluster configuration, CI/CD) and data plane use cases (mobile apps, legacy systems, API gateways, multi-language support). Explains the architecture of the REST Proxy in Confluent Platform and Cloud, its integration with Schema Registry for data governance, and provides tutorials for getting started.