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Request-Response with REST/HTTP vs. Data Streaming with Apache Kafka – Friends, Enemies, Frenemies?

Request-response communication with REST / HTTP is simple, well understood, and supported by most technologies, products, and SaaS cloud services.…

3 years ago

Cloud-native Core Banking Modernization with Apache Kafka

Most financial service institutions operate their core banking platform on legacy mainframe technologies. The monolithic, proprietary, inflexible architecture creates many…

4 years ago

Analytics vs. Transactions in Data Streaming with Apache Kafka

Workloads for analytics and transactions have very unlike characteristics and requirements. Many people think that Apache Kafka is not built…

4 years ago

When to use Apache Camel vs. Apache Kafka?

Should I use Apache Camel or Apache Kafka for my next integration project? The question is very valid and comes…

4 years ago

Apache Kafka in the Public Sector – Part 3: Government and Citizen Services

The public sector includes many different areas. Some groups leverage cutting-edge technology, like military leverage. Others like the public administration…

4 years ago

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,…

4 years ago

Apache Kafka is NOT Hard Real Time BUT Used Everywhere in Automotive and Industrial IoT

Apache Kafka is NOT hard real-time in Industrial IoT or vehicles (such as autonomous cars) but integrates the OT/IT world…

5 years ago

Top 5 Event Streaming Use Cases for 2021 with Apache Kafka

TOP 5 Event Streaming Architectures and Use Cases for 2021: Edge deployments, hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, service mesh-based microservices, streaming…

5 years ago

Building a Postmodern ERP with Apache Kafka

Postmodern ERP represents the next generation of ERP architectures. It is real-time, scalable, and open by using a combination of…

5 years ago

Streaming Machine Learning with Kafka-native Model Deployment

Apache Kafka became the de facto standard for event streaming across the globe and industries. Machine Learning (ML) includes model…

5 years ago