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Kai Waehner Data Streaming – Agentic AI – Enterprise Architecture
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            bridging the gap between technical innovation and business value for real-time data streaming and applied AI.

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            Apache Kafka for Large Messages like Audio Video Image Files
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            Handling Large Messages with Apache Kafka (CSV, XML, Image, Video, Audio, Files)

            • Apache Kafka
            • Audio
            • Big Data
            • Large Messages
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            • ByKai Waehner
            • 7. August 2020
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            Kafka was not built for large messages. Period. Nevertheless, more and more projects send and process 1Mb, 10Mb,…
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            Kafka in the Gaming Industry - Games Betting Gambling Video Streaming
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            Apache Kafka in Gaming (Games Industry, Bookmaker, Betting, Gambling, Video Streaming)

            • Apache Kafka
            • Architecture
            • Betting
            • Bookmaker
            • Gambling
            • Games
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            • Video Streaming
            • ByKai Waehner
            • 16. July 2020
            This blog post explores how event streaming with Apache Kafka provides a scalable, reliable, and efficient infrastructure to…
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            Telco-OTT Microservices with Apache Kafka in the Telecom Sector
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            Apache Kafka for Telco-OTT (Telecom Sector) and Media Applications

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            • ByKai Waehner
            • 3. July 2020
            Current IT architectures in the telecom and media sector are not able to satisfy business needs because of…
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            Apache Kafka vs Apache Pulsar Comparison and Myths Explored
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            Pulsar vs Kafka – Comparison and Myths Explored

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            • Stream Processing
            • ByKai Waehner
            • 9. June 2020
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            Pulsar vs Kafka – which one is better? This blog post explores pros and cons, popular myths, and…
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            Mainframe Offloading and Replacement with Apache Kafka and CDC
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            Mainframe Integration, Offloading and Replacement with Apache Kafka

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            • ByKai Waehner
            • 24. April 2020
            Time to get more innovative; even with the mainframe! This blog post covers the steps I have seen…
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            Apache Kafka as Data Historian in Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0
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            Apache Kafka as Data Historian – an IIoT / Industry 4.0 Real Time Data Lake

            • Apache Kafka
            • Architecture
            • Data Historian
            • IIoT
            • Internet of Things
            • MQTT
            • PLC4X
            • ByKai Waehner
            • 21. April 2020
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            ‘Data Historian‘ is a well-known concept in Industrial IoT (IIoT). It helps to ensure and improve the Overall…
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            Kafka as Event Streaming Platform for a Digital Twin and Digital Thread
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            IoT Architectures for Digital Twin with Apache Kafka

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            • Architecture
            • IIoT
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            • Internet of Things
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            • ByKai Waehner
            • 25. March 2020
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            A digital twin is a virtual representation of something else. This can be a physical thing, process or…
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            Can Apache Kafka Replace a Database like Oracle Hadoop NoSQL MongoDB Elastic MySQL et al
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            Can Apache Kafka Replace a Database?

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            • ByKai Waehner
            • 12. March 2020
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            Can and should Apache Kafka replace a database? How long can and should I store data in Kafka?…
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            Smart City - Event Streaming with Apache Kafka
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            Smart City with an Event Streaming Platform like Apache Kafka

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            • ByKai Waehner
            • 24. February 2020
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            A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic Internet of Things (IoT) sensors…
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            Edge Hybrid and Global Apache Kafka Architectures
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            Architecture patterns for distributed, hybrid, edge and global Apache Kafka deployments

            • Apache Kafka
            • Architecture
            • Big Data
            • Cloud
            • Confluent
            • ByKai Waehner
            • 29. January 2020
            • 9 shares
            Multi-cluster and cross-data center deployments of Apache Kafka have become the norm rather than an exception. Learn about…
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