The Past, Present, and Future of Confluent (The Kafka Company) and Databricks (The Spark Company)

5 months ago

Confluent and Databricks have redefined modern data architectures, growing beyond their Kafka and Spark roots. Confluent drives real-time operational workloads;…

Real-Time Data Sharing in the Telco Industry for MVNO Growth and Beyond with Data Streaming

5 months ago

The telecommunications industry is transforming rapidly as Telcos expand partnerships with MVNOs, IoT platforms, and enterprise customers. Traditional batch-driven architectures…

Fraud Detection in Mobility Services (Ride-Hailing, Food Delivery) with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink

5 months ago

Mobility services like Uber, Grab, and FREE NOW (Lyft) rely on real-time data to power seamless trips, deliveries, and payments.…

Virta’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Platform with Real-Time Data Streaming: Scalability for Large Charging Businesses

5 months ago

The rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs) demands a scalable, efficient charging network—but challenges like fluctuating demand, complex billing, and real-time…

Apache Kafka 4.0: The Business Case for Scaling Data Streaming Enterprise-Wide

5 months ago

Apache Kafka 4.0 represents a major milestone in the evolution of real-time data infrastructure. Used by over 150,000 organizations worldwide,…

How Apache Kafka and Flink Power Event-Driven Agentic AI in Real Time

5 months ago

Agentic AI marks a major evolution in artificial intelligence—shifting from passive analytics to autonomous, goal-driven systems capable of planning and…

Shift Left Architecture at Siemens: Real-Time Innovation in Manufacturing and Logistics with Data Streaming

5 months ago

Industrial enterprises face increasing pressure to move faster, automate more, and adapt to constant change—without compromising reliability. Siemens Digital Industries…

The Importance of Focus: Why Software Vendors Should Specialize Instead of Doing Everything (Example: Data Streaming)

5 months ago

As real-time technologies reshape IT architectures, software vendors face a critical decision: specialize deeply in one domain or build a…

The Top 20 Problems with Batch Processing (and How to Fix Them with Data Streaming)

6 months ago

Batch processing introduces delays, complexity, and data quality issues that modern businesses can no longer afford. This article outlines the…

Replacing Legacy Systems, One Step at a Time with Data Streaming: The Strangler Fig Approach

6 months ago

Modernizing legacy systems doesn’t have to mean a risky big-bang rewrite. This blog explores how the Strangler Fig Pattern, when…