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Streaming ETL with Apache Kafka in Healthcare

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Streaming ETL with Apache Kafka in the Healthcare Industry

ByKai Waehner
1. April 2022

IT modernization and innovative new technologies change the healthcare industry significantly. This blog series explores how data streaming with Apache Kafka enables real-time data processing and business process automation. This is part three: Streaming ETL. Examples include Babylon Health and Bayer.

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Apache Kafka in the Healthcare Industry

ByKai Waehner
28. March 2022

IT modernization and innovative new technologies change the healthcare industry significantly. This blog series explores real-world examples of data streaming with Apache Kafka to increase efficiency, reduce cost, and improve the human experience across the healthcare value chain including pharma, insurance, providers, retail, and manufacturing. This is part one: Overview.

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When to use Apache Camel vs. Apache Kafka?

ByKai Waehner
28. January 2022
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Should I use Apache Camel or Apache Kafka for my next integration project? The question is very valid and comes up regularly. This blog post explores both open-source frameworks and explains the difference between application integration and event streaming. The comparison discusses when to use Kafka or Camel, when to combine them, when not to use them at all. A decision tree shows how you can quickly qualify out one for the other.

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Is Apache Kafka an iPaaS or is Event Streaming its own Software Category?

ByKai Waehner
3. November 2021
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This post explores why Apache Kafka is the new black for integration projects, how Kafka fits into the discussion around cloud-native iPaaS solutions, and why event streaming is a new software category. A concrete real-world example shows the difference between event streaming and traditional integration platforms respectively iPaaS.

Apache Kafka for Government and Citizen Services in the Public Sector

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Apache Kafka in the Public Sector – Part 3: Government and Citizen Services

ByKai Waehner
15. October 2021

The public sector includes many different areas. Some groups leverage cutting-edge technology, like military leverage. Others like the public administration are years or even decades behind. This blog series explores both edges to show how data in motion powered by Apache Kafka adds value for innovative new applications and modernizing legacy IT infrastructures. This is part 3: Use cases and architectures for Government and Citizen Services.

Cyber Threat Intelligence with Apache Kafka and SIEM SOAR Machine Learning

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Kafka for Cybersecurity (Part 3 of 6) – Cyber Threat Intelligence

ByKai Waehner
15. July 2021

This blog series explores use cases and architectures for Apache Kafka in the cybersecurity space, including situational awareness, threat intelligence, forensics, air-gapped and zero trust environments, and SIEM / SOAR modernization. This post is part three: Cyber Threat Intelligence.

Innovation in Financial Services and Open Banking with Apache Kafka

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Apache Kafka in the Financial Services Industry

ByKai Waehner
18. January 2021

The rise of event streaming in financial services is growing like crazy. Continuous real-time data integration and processing are mandatory for many use cases. Apache Kafka is deployed across the financial services business departments for mission-critical transactional workloads and big data analytics. High scalability, high reliability, and an elastic open infrastructure are the key reasons for the success of Kafka. This blog post explores different use cases, architectures, and real-world examples in the FinServ sector.

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Building a Postmodern ERP with Apache Kafka

ByKai Waehner
20. November 2020
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Postmodern ERP represents the next generation of ERP architectures. It is real-time, scalable, and open by using a combination of open source technologies and proprietary standard software. This blog post explores why and how companies, both software vendors and end-users, leverage event streaming with Apache Kafka to implement a Postmodern ERP.