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The Real-Time Food and Retail Supply Chain powered by Apache Kafka

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Real-Time Supply Chain with Apache Kafka in the Food and Retail Industry

ByKai Waehner
25. February 2022
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This blog post explores real-world deployments across the end-to-end supply chain powered by data streaming with Apache Kafka to improve business processes with real-time services. The examples include manufacturing, logistics, stores, delivery, restaurants, and other parts of the business. Case studies include Walmart, Albertsons, Instacart, Domino’s Pizza, Migros, and more.

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.