MQTT Archives - Kai Waehner

Intelligent Traffic System for Tolling with Dynamic Pricing and Enforcement with Apache Kafka

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IoT and Data Streaming with Kafka for a Tolling Traffic System with Dynamic Pricing

ByKai Waehner
1. November 2024
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of intelligent traffic systems, innovative software provides real-time processing capabilities, dynamic pricing and new customer experiences, particularly in the domains of tolling, payments and safety inspection. This blog post delves into success stories from Quarterhill and DKV Mobility providing traffic and payment systems for tolls. Data streaming powered by Apache Kafka has been pivotal in the journey towards building intelligent traffic systems in the cloud.

Data Streaming with Apache Kafka for Industrial IoT in the Automotive Industry at Brose

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Apache Kafka in Manufacturing at Automotive Supplier Brose for Industrial IoT Use Cases

ByKai Waehner
13. June 2024
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Data streaming unifies OT/IT workloads by connecting information from sensors, PLCs, robotics and other manufacturing systems at the edge with business applications and the big data analytics world in the cloud. This blog post explores how the global automotive supplier Brose deploys a hybrid industrial IoT architecture using Apache Kafka in combination with Eclipse Kura, OPC-UA, MuleSoft and SAP.

MQTT Market Trends for 2024 including Sparkplug Data Governance Kafka Cloud

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MQTT Market Trends for 2024: Cloud, Unified Namespace, Sparkplug, Kafka Integration

ByKai Waehner
8. December 2023
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The lightweight and open IoT messaging protocol MQTT gets adopted more widely across industries. This blog post explores relevant market trends for MQTT: cloud deployments and fully managed services, data governance with unified namespace and Sparkplug B, MQTT vs. OPC-UA debates, and the integration with Apache Kafka for OT/IT data processing in real-time.

From Smart Factory to Cloud with Data Streaming

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Data Streaming from Smart Factory to Cloud

ByKai Waehner
22. May 2023
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A smart factory organizes itself without human intervention to produce the desired products. This blog post explores how data streaming powered by Apache Kafka helps connect and move data to the cloud at scale in real-time, including a case study from BMW and a simple lightboard video about the related enterprise architecture.

The Trinity of Data Streaming in Industrial IoT - Apache Kafka MQTT OPC UA

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OPC UA, MQTT, and Apache Kafka – The Trinity of Data Streaming in IoT

ByKai Waehner
11. February 2022
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In the IoT world, MQTT and OPC UA have established themselves as open and platform-independent standards for data exchange in Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 use cases. Data Streaming with Apache Kafka is the data hub for integrating and processing massive volumes of data at any scale in real-time. This blog post explores the relationship between Kafka and the IoT protocols, when to use which technology, and why sometimes HTTP/REST is the better choice. The end explores real-world case studies from Audi and BMW.

Apache Kafka for Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial IoT

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Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance with Apache Kafka

ByKai Waehner
25. October 2021
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The manufacturing industry is moving away from just selling machinery, devices, and other hardware. Software and services increase revenue and margins. Equipment-as-a-Service (EaaS) even outsources the maintenance to the vendor. This paradigm shift is only possible with reliable and scalable real-time data processing leveraging an event streaming platform such as Apache Kafka. This post explores how Kafka-native Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance help with this innovation.

Apache Kafka in the Public Sector for Smart City Infrastructure

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Apache Kafka in the Public Sector – Part 2: Smart City

ByKai Waehner
12. October 2021
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The public sector includes many different areas. Some groups leverage cutting-edge technology, like military leverage. Others like the public administration are years or even decades behind. This blog series explores both edges to show how data in motion powered by Apache Kafka adds value for innovative new applications and modernizing legacy IT infrastructures. This is part 2: Use cases and architectures for a Smart City.

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Apache Kafka for Industrial IoT and Manufacturing 4.0

ByKai Waehner
19. May 2021
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This post explores use cases and architectures for processing data in motion with Apache Kafka in Industrial IoT (IIoT) across verticals such as automotive, energy, steel manufacturing, oil&gas, cybersecurity, shipping, logistics. Use cases include predictive maintenance, quality assurance, track and track, real-time locating system (RTLS), asset tracking, customer 360, and more. Examples include BMW, Bosch, Baader, Intel, Porsche, and Devon.

MQTT and Kafka for Manufacturing and Industrial IoT

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Apache Kafka and MQTT (Part 3 of 5) – Manufacturing 4.0 and Industrial IoT

ByKai Waehner
22. March 2021
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Apache Kafka and MQTT are a perfect combination for many IoT use cases. This blog series covers the pros and cons of both technologies. Various use cases across industries, including connected vehicles, manufacturing, mobility services, and smart city are explored. The examples use different architectures, including lightweight edge scenarios, hybrid integrations, and serverless cloud solutions. This post is part three: Manufacturing, Industrial IoT, and Industry 4.0.