12 Factor Apps Archives

Machine Learning Applied to Microservices

Analytics
Big Data
Business Intelligence
Cloud
Docker
Hadoop
Microservices
Middleware

ByKai Waehner
20. October 2016

Build intelligent Microservices by applying Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics. Leverage Apache Hadoop / Spark with Visual Analytics and Stream Processing.

Real-Time Data Streaming & AI Innovation for Industry Leaders

Qantas Airline Data Streaming Platform with Apache Kafka for Airline Operations

1.5K views
5 minute read

Airline
Apache Flink
Apache Kafka
Aviation
Case Study
Confluent

From Takeoff to Touchdown: Real-Time Aviation with Data Streaming at Qantas

ByKai Waehner
16. February 2026

The Ultimate Data Streaming Guide - Book and Industry Editions Manufacturing Automotive Financial Services Telecom Media Digital Natives

880 views
2 minute read

Book
Business Value
Case Study
Data Streaming

The Ultimate Data Streaming Guide is Back – Second Edition of the Book and Industry Editions Now Available

ByKai Waehner
4. February 2026

Introduction Queues for Kafka - Apache Kafka QfK - One Platform for Event Streaming and Message Queues Consolidation

3.0K views
10 minute read

Apache Kafka
Message Broker
Message Queue
Open Source
Queues for Kafka

When (Not) to Use Queues for Kafka?

ByKai Waehner
28. January 2026

Diskless Kafka at FinTech Robinhood for Cost-Efficient Log Analytics and Observability with WarpStream

1.8K views
5 minute read

Apache Kafka
Confluent
Data Streaming
Diskless Kafka
Financial Services
FinTech
Observability
WarpStream

Diskless Kafka at FinTech Robinhood for Cost-Efficient Log Analytics and Observability

ByKai Waehner
22. January 2026

Technology Evangelist

Kai Waehner

12 Factor Apps

Global Executive Technology Strategist

Apache Kafka vs. Middleware (MQ, ETL, ESB) – Slides + Video

Deep Learning Example: Apache Kafka + Python + Keras + TensorFlow + Deeplearning4j

When (Not) to Use Queues for Kafka?

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