Apache Kafka in the Public Sector for Smart City Infrastructure
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Apache Kafka in the Public Sector – Part 2: Smart City

The public sector includes many different areas. Some groups leverage cutting-edge technology, like military leverage. Others like the public administration are years or even decades behind. This blog series explores both edges to show how data in motion powered by Apache Kafka adds value for innovative new applications and modernizing legacy IT infrastructures. This is part 2: Use cases and architectures for a Smart City.
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Apache Kafka in the Public Sector – Blog Series about Use Cases and Architectures

The public sector includes many different areas. Some groups leverage cutting-edge technology, like military leverage. Others like the public administration are years or even decades behind. This blog series explores both edges to show how data in motion powered by Apache Kafka adds value for innovative new applications and modernizing legacy IT infrastructures. Examples include a broad spectrum of use cases across smart cities, citizen services, energy and utilities, and national security.
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Reverse ETL Anti Pattern vs Event Streaming with Apache Kafka
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When to Use Reverse ETL and when it is an Anti-Pattern

This blog post explores why software vendors (try to) introduce new solutions for Reverse ETL, when Reverse ETL is really needed, and how it fits into the enterprise architecture. The involvement of event streaming to process data in motion is a key piece of Reverse ETL for real-time use cases.
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Apache Kafka in the Insurance Industry
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Apache Kafka in the Insurance Industry

The rise of data in motion in the insurance industry is visible across all lines of business including life, healthcare, travel, vehicle, and others. Apache Kafka changes how enterprises rethink data. This blog post explores use cases and architectures for insurance-related event streaming. Real-world examples from Generali, Centene, Humana, and Tesla show innovative data integration and stream processing in real-time.  
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Low Latency Data Streaming with Apache Kafka and Cloud-Native 5G Infrastructure

This blog post explores low latency data processing and edge computing with Apache Kafka, 5G telco networks, and cloud-native AWS Wavelength infrastructure. Learn about use cases and architectures across industries to combine mission-critical and analytics workloads, and a concrete hybrid implementation for energy production and distribution.
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How to choose the right Apache Kafka Offering - Confluent Cloudera Red Hat IBM Amazon AWS MSK
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Comparison of Open Source Apache Kafka vs Vendors including Confluent, Cloudera, Red Hat, Amazon MSK

Apache Kafka became the de facto standard for event streaming. Various vendors added Kafka and related tooling to their offerings or provide a Kafka cloud service. This blog post uses the car analogy – from the motor engine to the self-driving car – to explore the different Kafka offerings available on the market. The goal is not a feature-by-feature comparison. Instead, the intention is to educate about the different deployment models, product strategies, and trade-offs from the available options.
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MQTT and Kafka for Smart City and 5G Architectures
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Apache Kafka and MQTT (Part 5 of 5) – Smart City and 5G

Apache Kafka and MQTT are a perfect combination for many IoT use cases. This blog series covers the pros and cons of both technologies. Various use cases across industries, including connected vehicles, manufacturing, mobility services, and smart city are explored. The examples use different architectures, including lightweight edge scenarios, hybrid integrations, and serverless cloud solutions. This post is part five: Smart City and 5G.
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Hybrid Cloud Architecture with Apache Kafka Mainframe Oracle IBM AWS Azure GCP
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App Modernization and Hybrid Cloud Architectures with Apache Kafka

Hybrid cloud architectures are the new black for most companies. A cloud-first is obvious for many, but legacy infrastructure has to be maintained, integrated, and (maybe) replaced over time. Event Streaming with the Apache Kafka ecosystem is a perfect technology for building hybrid replication in real-time at scale.
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Innovation in Financial Services and Open Banking with Apache Kafka
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Apache Kafka in the Financial Services Industry

The rise of event streaming in financial services is growing like crazy. Continuous real-time data integration and processing are mandatory for many use cases. Apache Kafka is deployed across the financial services business departments for mission-critical transactional workloads and big data analytics. High scalability, high reliability, and an elastic open infrastructure are the key reasons for the success of Kafka. This blog post explores different use cases, architectures, and real-world examples in the FinServ sector.
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