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Data Streaming Landscape Q3 2026: Who Controls Your Streams

The Data Streaming Landscape Q3 2026 maps every major streaming vendor and open-source project by workload and operating model, explains…

1 month ago

My Confluent Chapter: From Apache Kafka Startup to $11 Billion IBM Acquisition

Nine years at Confluent: from a Silicon Valley startup with 100 people to an $11 billion IBM acquisition. A personal…

4 months ago

Complex Event Processing (CEP) with Apache Flink: What It Is and When (Not) to Use It

Complex Event Processing is the most underused capability in Apache Flink. It detects meaningful event sequences in real time, fires…

6 months ago

Enterprise Agentic AI Landscape Q2 2026: Trust, Flexibility, and Vendor Lock-in

The Enterprise Agentic AI Landscape 2026 maps every major AI vendor across two dimensions that matter most: how much you…

6 months ago

The Trinity of Modern Data Architecture: Process Intelligence, Event-Driven Integration, and Trusted Agentic AI

Agentic AI without governed processes is fast but ungoverned. Event-driven integration without process intelligence moves data but not decisions. Process…

6 months ago

When (Not) to Use Queues for Kafka?

Apache Kafka has long been the foundation for real-time data streaming. With the release of Queues for Kafka (QfK) in…

9 months ago

Stream Processing on the Mainframe with Apache Flink: Genius or a Glitch in the Matrix?

Running Apache Flink on a mainframe may sound surprising, but it is already happening and for good reason. As modern…

10 months ago

Fully Managed (SaaS) vs. Partially Managed (PaaS) Cloud Services for Data Streaming with Kafka and Flink

The cloud revolution has reshaped how businesses deploy and manage data streaming with solutions like Apache Kafka and Flink. Distinctions…

2 years ago

Apache Flink: Overkill for Simple, Stateless Stream Processing and ETL?

Discover when Apache Flink is the right tool for your stream processing needs. Explore its role in stateful and stateless…

2 years ago

The Data Streaming Landscape 2025

Data streaming is a new software category. It has grown from niche adoption to becoming a fundamental part of modern…

2 years ago