Cloud Events is an open specification for describing event data in cloud-native environments. It is designed to provide a common way to describe and structure the data that is generated by various cloud-native systems and applications.
Cloud Events is based on the idea of an “event,” which is a lightweight, portable message that describes something that has happened or will happen in the system. An event consists of a set of metadata fields that describe the event, as well as a payload that contains the data associated with the event.
Cloud Events is designed to be interoperable across different cloud platforms and technologies, making it easier to build event-driven architectures that can span across different cloud environments. It is typically used in conjunction with a message broker or event bus, such as Apache Kafka or Amazon Kinesis, to deliver events to interested parties.
Cloud Events is widely used in cloud-native environments to enable event-driven architectures and to facilitate the integration of different systems and applications. It is an important component of the cloud-native ecosystem and is supported by a number of cloud providers and open-source projects.