Apache Kafka is the New Black at the Edge in Industrial IoT, Logistics and Retailing
Kai Waehner
The following question comes up almost every week in conversations with customers: Can and should I deploy Apache…
Apache Kafka as Digital Twin for Open, Scalable, Reliable Industrial IoT (IIoT)
This blog post discusses the benefits of a Digital Twin in Industrial IoT (IIoT) and its relation to…
Apache Kafka in the Automotive Industry
In November 2019, I had the pleasure to visit “Motor City” Detroit. I met with several automotive companies,…
IoT Live Demo – 100.000 Connected Cars with Kubernetes, Kafka, MQTT, TensorFlow
Live Demo – 100.000 Connected Cars – Real Time Processing and Analytics with Kubernetes, Kafka, MQTT and TensorFlow leveraging Confluent and HiveMQ.
Service Mesh and Cloud-Native Microservices with Apache Kafka, Kubernetes and Envoy, Istio, Linkerd
This blog post takes a look at cutting edge technologies like Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, Envoy, Linkerd and Istio to implement a cloud-native service mesh for a scalable, robust and observable microservice architecture.
Apache Kafka, KSQL and Apache PLC4X for IIoT Data Integration and Processing
Data integration and processing in Industrial IoT (IIoT, aka Industry 4.0 or Automation Industry). Apache Kafka, its ecosystem (Kafka Connect, KSQL) and Apache PLC4X are a great open source choice to implement this integration end to end in a scalable, reliable and flexible way.
Apache Kafka and Machine Learning for Real Time Supply Chain Optimization in IIoT
Apache Kafka and Machine Learning for Real Time Supply Chain Optimization: Integrate in real time with the legacy world and proprietary IIoT protocols (like Siemens S7, Modbus, Beckhoff ADS, OPC-UA, et al). You can process the data at scale and then ingest it into a modern database or analytic / machine learning framework.
Kafka Operator for Kubernetes – Confluent Operator to establish a Cloud-Native Apache Kafka Platform
Kafka Operator for Kubernetes – Confluent Operator to establish a Cloud-Native Apache Kafka Platform on Kubernetes (OpenShift, CloudFoundry, Hybrid Cloud).
IoT Integration with Kafka Connect, REST / HTTP, MQTT, OPC-UA – Lightboard Video
I just want to share my lightboard video recording. I talk about IoT integration and processing with Apache…
Apache Kafka vs. Middleware (MQ, ETL, ESB) – Slides + Video
This post shares a slide deck and video recording of the differences between an event-driven streaming platform like Apache Kafka and middleware like Message Queues (MQ), Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
