Hi, Basho employee here. Yes, Kafka is an option. Here&#x27;s an example about using Kafka with Riak TS and Spark Streaming: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.basho.com&#x2F;riak&#x2F;ts&#x2F;1.3.0&#x2F;add-ons&#x2F;spark-riak-connector&#x2F;usage&#x2F;streaming-example&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.basho.com&#x2F;riak&#x2F;ts&#x2F;1.3.0&#x2F;add-ons&#x2F;spark-riak-conne...</a>