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Connected Car Vehicle API and Data Streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink in the Automotive Industry

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

ByKai Waehner
1. September 2025

Connected vehicles are transforming the automotive industry into a software-driven, data-centric ecosystem. While APIs provide access to critical vehicle data, they fall short when it comes to real-time intelligence and scalability. This post explores how data streaming with Apache Kafka and Apache Flink turns raw API responses into reusable, governed data products that support real-time operations, analytics, and innovation. Learn how industry leaders are combining APIs and event streaming to build modern automotive platforms -where real-time data becomes a strategic asset.

IT OT Convergence with Unified Namespace UNS and Data Product in Industrial IoT using Data Streaming Apache Kafka MQTT OPC UA

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Unified Namespace vs. Data Product in IT/OT for Industrial IoT

ByKai Waehner
1. July 2025

Industrial companies are connecting machines, sensors, and enterprise systems like never before. Real-time data, cloud-native platforms, and AI are driving this transformation—but only if silos between OT and IT can be broken down. This blog introduces two key architecture patterns that support IT/OT convergence. The Unified Namespace structures live OT data, while Data Products govern and deliver that data across IT systems. Technologies like MQTT, OPC UA and Apache Kafka play a central role in building scalable, secure, and real-time data pipelines. Combined, these patterns enable clean integration, better data quality, and faster time to value—laying the foundation for success in manufacturing, energy, logistics, and beyond.