Data Integration

Databricks and Confluent in the World of Enterprise Software (with SAP as Example)

Enterprise data lives in complex ecosystems—SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, IBM Mainframes, and more. This article explores how Confluent and Databricks…

2 months ago

Confluent Data Streaming Platform vs. Databricks Data Intelligence Platform for Data Integration and Processing

This blog explores how Confluent and Databricks address data integration and processing in modern architectures. Confluent provides real-time, event-driven pipelines…

2 months ago

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

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

2 months ago

Apache Flink: Overkill for Simple, Stateless Stream Processing and ETL?

Discover when Apache Flink is the right tool for your stream processing needs. Explore its role in stateful and stateless…

6 months ago

Virgin Australia’s Journey with Apache Kafka: Driving Innovation in the Airline Industry

Data streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink is transforming the airline industry, enabling real-time efficiency and exceptional customer experiences. Virgin…

6 months ago

The Digitalization of Airport and Airlines with IoT and Data Streaming using Kafka and Flink

The vision for a digitalized airport includes seamless passenger experiences, optimized operations, consistent integration with airlines and retail stores, and…

12 months ago

Snowflake Integration Patterns: Zero ETL and Reverse ETL vs. Apache Kafka

Snowflake is a leading cloud-native data warehouse. Integration patterns include batch data integration, Zero ETL and near real-time data ingestion…

1 year ago

Apache Kafka + Vector Database + LLM = Real-Time GenAI

Generative AI (GenAI) enables advanced AI use cases and innovation but also changes how the enterprise architecture looks like. Large…

2 years ago

How Lufthansa uses Apache Kafka for Middleware and Analytics

Aviation and travel are notoriously vulnerable to social, economic, and political events, as well as the ever-changing expectations of consumers.…

2 years ago

Disaster Recovery with Kafka across the Edge and Hybrid Cloud (QCon Talk)

I spoke at QCon London in April 2022 about building disaster recovery and resilient real-time enterprise architectures with Apache Kafka.…

3 years ago