middleware

When to Use AMQP, JMS, Kafka, or MQTT: Trade-offs, Not a Winner

AMQP, JMS, Kafka, and MQTT get compared as rivals, but a message broker, a log, and a device protocol sit…

2 weeks ago

Beyond Enterprise Data Lineage: The Case for a Platform-Independent Data Catalog

Most organizations start their data governance journey by asking how to track where data comes from and where it goes.…

2 months ago

The Shift Left Architecture 2.0: Operational, Analytical and AI Interfaces for Real-Time Data Products

The Shift Left Architecture moves data integration logic into an event-driven architecture where governed data products are built once and…

4 months ago

Mainframe Integration with Data Streaming: Architecture, Business Value, Real-World Success

The mainframe is evolving—not fading. With cloud-native features, AI acceleration, and quantum-safe encryption, platforms like IBM z16 and z17 remain…

1 year ago

Shift Left Architecture for AI and Analytics with Confluent and Databricks

Confluent and Databricks enable a modern data architecture that unifies real-time streaming and lakehouse analytics. By combining shift-left principles with…

1 year 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

Virgin Australia’s Journey with Apache Kafka: Driving Innovation in the Airline Industry

Data streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink is transforming the airline industry, enabling real-time efficiency and exceptional customer experiences. Virgin…

2 years ago

Snowflake Data Integration Options for Apache Kafka (including Iceberg)

The integration between Apache Kafka and Snowflake is often cumbersome. Options include near real-time ingestion with a Kafka Connect connector,…

2 years ago

Top 5 Data Streaming Trends for 2023

Data Streaming is one of the most relevant buzzwords in tech to build scalable real-time applications in the cloud and…

4 years ago

When to use Request-Response with Apache Kafka?

How can I do request-response communication with Apache Kafka? That's one of the most common questions I get regularly. This…

4 years ago