Scaling Kafka Consumers: Proxy vs. Client Library for High-Throughput Architectures

1 year ago

Apache Kafka’s pull-based model and decoupled architecture offer unmatched flexibility for event-driven systems. But as data volumes and consumer applications…

Square, SumUp, Shopify: Real-Time Point-of-Sale (POS) in the Age of Data Streaming

1 year ago

Point-of-Sale systems are evolving into real-time, connected platforms that go far beyond payments. Mobile solutions from Square, SumUp, and Shopify…

Online Feature Store for AI and Machine Learning with Apache Kafka and Flink

1 year ago

Real-time personalization requires more than just smart models. It demands fresh data, fast processing, and scalable infrastructure. This blog post…

How Data Streaming Powers AI and Autonomous Networks in Telecom – Insights from TM Forum Innovate Americas

1 year ago

AI and autonomous networks took center stage at TM Forum Innovate Americas 2025 in Dallas. Leaders from AT&T, Verizon, and…

Telecom OSS Modernization with Data Streaming: From Legacy Burden to Cloud-Native Agility

1 year ago

OSS is critical for service delivery in telecom, yet legacy platforms have become rigid and costly. They slow innovation just…

In-Place Kafka Cluster Upgrades from ZooKeeper to KRaft are Not Possible with Amazon MSK

1 year ago

The Apache Kafka community introduced KIP-500 to remove ZooKeeper and replace it with KRaft, a new built-in consensus layer. This…

Streaming the Automotive Future: Real-Time Infrastructure for Vehicle Data

1 year ago

Connected vehicles are transforming the automotive industry into a software-driven, data-centric ecosystem. While APIs provide access to critical vehicle data,…

How Global Payment Processors like Stripe and PayPal Use Data Streaming to Scale

1 year ago

This blog post explores how leading payment processors like Stripe, PayPal, Payoneer, and Worldline are leveraging data streaming with Apache…

The Future of Data Streaming with Apache Flink for Agentic AI

1 year ago

Agentic AI is moving into production. Autonomous, tool-using, goal-driven systems that need real-time data and context. Apache Kafka and Flink…

The Rise of Diskless Kafka: Rethinking Brokers, Storage, and the Kafka Protocol

1 year ago

Apache Kafka has evolved from a data lake pipeline into the backbone of real-time transactional systems. The shift from broker-based…