Apache Kafka

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

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

15 hours ago

Amazon MSK Forces a Kafka Cluster Migration from ZooKeeper to KRaft

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

1 week ago

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

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

3 weeks ago

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

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

1 month ago

Multi-Region Kafka using Synchronous Replication for Disaster Recovery with Zero Data Loss (RPO=0)

Apache Kafka is the backbone of real-time data streaming. Choosing the right deployment model - self-managed, fully managed, or bring-your-own-cloud…

1 month ago

Driving the Future: How Real-Time Data Streaming Is Powering Automotive Innovation

The automotive industry is rapidly shifting toward a software-defined, data-driven future. Real-time technologies like Apache Kafka and Apache Flink are…

2 months ago

Pinterest Fights Spam and Abuse with Kafka and Flink: A Deep Dive into the Guardian Rules Engine

Pinterest uses Apache Kafka and Flink to power Guardian, its real-time detection platform for spam, abuse, and fraud. This blog…

2 months ago

Building Agentic AI with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Data Streaming Using Apache Kafka and Flink

Agentic AI goes beyond chatbots. These are autonomous systems that observe, reason, and act—continuously and in real time. At AWS…

2 months ago

Inside FourKites Logistics Platform: Data Streaming for AI and End-to-End Visibility in the Supply Chain

Global supply chains face constant disruption. Trade conflicts, wars, inflation, and shifting regulations are making logistics more unpredictable than ever.…

2 months ago

The Rise of Kappa Architecture in the Era of Agentic AI and Data Streaming

The shift from Lambda to Kappa architecture reflects the growing demand for unified, real-time data pipelines that serve both analytical…

2 months ago