Apache Kafka is amazing for processing events in real-time, but when you need to perform queries across events, old and new, you need a database. So, you can set up Kafka Connect and write events from Kafka to a tradtional database, but you're usually going to sacrifice freshness and introduce latency. Or you can use Apache Druid, a database built from the ground up to integrate with Kafka and allow you to query your events in realtime while still providing access to older data. Let's take a look at what Druid is and how it can make Kafka even more valuable for your organization.