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Data Streaming Trends for 2025 - Leading with Apache Kafka and Flink
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Top Trends for Data Streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink in 2025

Apache Kafka and Apache Flink are leading open-source frameworks for data streaming that serve as the foundation for cloud services, enabling organizations to unlock the potential of real-time data. Over recent years, trends have shifted from batch-based data processing to real-time analytics, scalable cloud-native architectures, and improved data governance powered by these technologies. Looking ahead to 2025, the data streaming ecosystem is set to undergo even greater changes. Here are the top trends shaping the future of data streaming for businesses.
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Serverless Data Streaming on Azure Cloud with Apache Kafka Event Hubs Confluent Cloud for OneLake and Microsoft Fabric
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When to Choose Apache Kafka vs. Azure Event Hubs vs. Confluent Cloud for a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse

Choosing between Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, and Confluent Cloud for data streaming is critical when building a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse. Each option caters to different needs, and this blog post will guide you in selecting the right data streaming solution for your use case.
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Lakehouse and Data Streaming - Competitor or Complementary
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How Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse Complements Data Streaming (Apache Kafka, Flink, et al.)

In today’s data-driven world, understanding data at rest versus data in motion is crucial for businesses. Data streaming frameworks like Apache Kafka and Apache Flink enable real-time data processing. Meanwhile, lakehouses like Snowflake, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric excel in long-term data storage and detailed analysis, perfect for reports and AI training. This blog post delves into how these technologies complement each other in enterprise architecture.
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Microsoft Fabric and OneLake Azure Lakehouse vs Databricks and Snowflake Cloud
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What is Microsoft Fabric for Azure Cloud (Beyond the Buzz) and how it Competes with Snowflake and Databricks

If you ask your favorite large language model, Microsoft Fabric appears to be the ultimate solution for any data challenge you can imagine. That’s also the impression many people get from Microsoft’s sales teams. But is it really the silver bullet it’s made out to be? This article takes a closer look exploring the glossy marketing and sales definition of the platform and then deconstructing it from a more practical perspective. Learn what Microsoft Fabric is truly built for, and how it fits into the wider data landscape, especially in comparison to other major players in the data analytics market like Databricks and Snowflake.
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