My Data Streaming Journey with Kafka & Flink: 7 Years at Confluent

1 week ago
Kai Waehner

Time flies… I joined Confluent seven years ago when Apache Kafka was mainly used by a few tech giants and…

Apache Kafka + Flink + Snowflake: Cost Efficient Analytics and Data Governance

2 weeks ago

Snowflake is a leading cloud data warehouse and transitions into a data cloud that enables various use cases. The major…

Snowflake Data Integration Options for Apache Kafka (including Iceberg)

3 weeks ago

The integration between Apache Kafka and Snowflake is often cumbersome. Options include near real-time ingestion with a Kafka Connect connector,…

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

3 weeks ago

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

When (Not) to Choose Google Apache Kafka for BigQuery?

1 month ago

Google announced its Apache Kafka for BigQuery cloud service at its conference Google Cloud Next 2024 in Las Vegas. Welcome…

Apache Kafka and Tinybird (ClickHouse) for Streaming Analytics HTTP APIs

1 month ago

Apache Kafka became the de facto standard for data streaming. However, the combination of an event-driven architecture with request-response APIs…

When NOT to Use Apache Kafka? (Lightboard Video)

2 months ago

Apache Kafka is the de facto standard for data streaming to process data in motion. With its significant adoption growth…

The Past, Present and Future of Stream Processing

2 months ago

Stream processing has existed for decades. The adoption grows with open source frameworks like Apache Kafka and Flink in combination…

JavaScript, Node.js and Apache Kafka for Full-Stack Data Streaming

2 months ago

JavaScript is a pivotal technology for web applications. With the emergence of Node.js, JavaScript became relevant for both client-side and…

ARM CPU for Cost-Effective Apache Kafka at the Edge and Cloud

3 months ago

ARM CPUs often outperform x86 CPUs in scenarios requiring high energy efficiency and lower power consumption. These characteristics make ARM…