middleware

• Kafka Connect

Kafka SAP Integration – APIs, Tools, Connector, ERP et al

A question I get every week from customers across the globe: How can I integrate my SAP system with Apache…

• Telecommunications Industry

Apache Kafka for Telco-OTT (Telecom Sector) and Media Applications

Current IT architectures in the telecom and media sector are not able to satisfy business needs because of their high…

• API

Apache Kafka and API Management / API Gateway – Friends, Enemies or Frenemies?

Event Streaming with Apache Kafka and API Management / API Gateway solutions (Apigee, Mulesoft Anypoint, Kong, TIBCO Mashery, etc.) are…

• Pharma

Apache Kafka and Event Streaming in Pharma and Life Sciences

This blog post covers use cases and architectures for Apache Kafka and Event Streaming in Pharma and Life Sciences. The…

• Allgemein

Mainframe Integration, Offloading and Replacement with Apache Kafka

Time to get more innovative; even with the mainframe! This blog post covers the steps I have seen in projects…

• Apache Kafka

Can Apache Kafka Replace a Database?

Can and should Apache Kafka replace a database? How long can and should I store data in Kafka? How can…

• Analytics

Apache Kafka is the New Black at the Edge in Industrial IoT, Logistics and Retailing

The following question comes up almost every week in conversations with customers: Can and should I deploy Apache Kafka at…

IoT Integration with Kafka Connect, REST / HTTP, MQTT, OPC-UA – Lightboard Video

I just want to share my lightboard video recording. I talk about IoT integration and processing with Apache Kafka using…

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

This post shares a slide deck and video recording of the differences between an event-driven streaming platform like Apache Kafka…

Apache Kafka + Kafka Streams + Mesos / DCOS = Scalable Microservices

Apache Kafka + Kafka Streams + Apache Mesos = Highly Scalable Microservices. Mission-critical deployments via DC/OS and Confluent on premise…