The document provides an overview of Kafka & Couchbase integration patterns. It introduces Couchbase and Kafka, describes how Kafka Connect enables real-time data pipelines between data systems, and how the Couchbase Kafka connector integrates Couchbase with Kafka pipelines. Use cases for the connector include using Couchbase as a data source or sink within Kafka streams. The document concludes with demos of Couchbase as a source and sink using the connector.