IoT Archives - Kai Waehner

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Apache Kafka for Industrial IoT and Manufacturing 4.0

ByKai Waehner
19. May 2021

This post explores use cases and architectures for processing data in motion with Apache Kafka in Industrial IoT (IIoT) across verticals such as automotive, energy, steel manufacturing, oil&gas, cybersecurity, shipping, logistics. Use cases include predictive maintenance, quality assurance, track and track, real-time locating system (RTLS), asset tracking, customer 360, and more. Examples include BMW, Bosch, Baader, Intel, Porsche, and Devon.

MQTT and Kafka for Manufacturing and Industrial IoT

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Apache Kafka and MQTT (Part 3 of 5) – Manufacturing 4.0 and Industrial IoT

ByKai Waehner
22. March 2021

Apache Kafka and MQTT are a perfect combination for many IoT use cases. This blog series covers the pros and cons of both technologies. Various use cases across industries, including connected vehicles, manufacturing, mobility services, and smart city are explored. The examples use different architectures, including lightweight edge scenarios, hybrid integrations, and serverless cloud solutions. This post is part three: Manufacturing, Industrial IoT, and Industry 4.0.

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Apache Kafka and MQTT (Part 2 of 5) – V2X and Connected Vehicles

ByKai Waehner
19. March 2021

Event Streaming with Apache Kafka as Foundation for a Smart City and Public Sector

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Event Streaming with Kafka as Foundation for a Smart City

ByKai Waehner
14. February 2021

A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to collect data and then use insights gained from that data to manage assets, resources, and services efficiently. This blog post explores how Apache Kafka fits into the smart city architecture and the benefits and use cases.

Smart Grid Energy Production and Distribution with Apache Kafka

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Apache Kafka for Smart Grid, Utilities and Energy Production

ByKai Waehner
14. January 2021

The energy industry is changing from system-centric to smaller-scale and distributed smart grids and microgrids. These smart grids require a flexible, scalable, elastic, and reliable cloud-native infrastructure for real-time data integration and processing. This post explores use cases, architectures, and real-world deployments of event streaming with Apache Kafka in the energy industry to implement smart grids and real-time end-to-end integration.

Apache Kafka Hard vs Soft Real Time for Industrial IoT Robots and Connected Vehicles

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

ByKai Waehner
4. January 2021

Apache Kafka is NOT hard real-time in Industrial IoT or vehicles (such as autonomous cars) but integrates the OT/IT world for near real-time data correlation and analytics in hybrid architectures across factories at the edge, multiple clouds, and over countries.

Kafka at the Edge - Use Cases and Architectures

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Use Cases and Architectures for Kafka at the Edge

ByKai Waehner
14. October 2020

Use cases and architectures for Kafka deployments at the edge, including retail stores, cell towers, trains, small factories, restaurants… Hardware and software components to realize edge and hybrid Kafka infrastructures.