Use cases and architectures for Kafka deployments at the edge, including retail stores, cell towers, trains, small factories, restaurants... Hardware…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0) is the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using…
Kafka was not built for large messages. Period. Nevertheless, more and more projects send and process 1Mb, 10Mb, and even…
'Data Historian' is a well-known concept in Industrial IoT (IIoT). It helps to ensure and improve the Overall Equipment Effectiveness…
A digital twin is a virtual representation of something else. This can be a physical thing, process or service. This…
The following question comes up almost every week in conversations with customers: Can and should I deploy Apache Kafka at…
This blog post discusses the benefits of a Digital Twin in Industrial IoT (IIoT) and its relation to Apache Kafka.…
In November 2019, I had the pleasure to visit "Motor City" Detroit. I met with several automotive companies, suppliers, startups…
Live Demo - 100.000 Connected Cars - Real Time Processing and Analytics with Kubernetes, Kafka, MQTT and TensorFlow leveraging Confluent…
Data integration and processing in Industrial IoT (IIoT, aka Industry 4.0 or Automation Industry). Apache Kafka, its ecosystem (Kafka Connect,…