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How Penske Logistics Transforms Fleet Intelligence with Data Streaming and AI

Real-time visibility has become essential in logistics. As supply chains grow more complex, providers must shift from delayed, batch-based systems…

2 weeks ago

Agentic AI with the Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A) and MCP using Apache Kafka as Event Broker

Agentic AI is emerging as a powerful pattern for building autonomous, intelligent, and collaborative systems. To move beyond isolated models…

3 weeks ago

Powering Fantasy Sports at Scale: How Dream11 Uses Apache Kafka for Real-Time Gaming

Fantasy sports has evolved into a data-driven, real-time digital industry with high stakes and massive user engagement. At the heart…

4 weeks ago

Databricks and Confluent Leading Data and AI Architectures – What About Snowflake, BigQuery, and Friends?

Confluent, Databricks, and Snowflake are trusted by thousands of enterprises to power critical workloads—each with a distinct focus: real-time streaming,…

1 month 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 month ago

Confluent Data Streaming Platform vs. Databricks Data Intelligence Platform for Data Integration and Processing

This blog explores how Confluent and Databricks address data integration and processing in modern architectures. Confluent provides real-time, event-driven pipelines…

1 month ago

The Past, Present, and Future of Confluent (The Kafka Company) and Databricks (The Spark Company)

Confluent and Databricks have redefined modern data architectures, growing beyond their Kafka and Spark roots. Confluent drives real-time operational workloads;…

1 month ago

Real-Time Data Sharing in the Telco Industry for MVNO Growth and Beyond with Data Streaming

The telecommunications industry is transforming rapidly as Telcos expand partnerships with MVNOs, IoT platforms, and enterprise customers. Traditional batch-driven architectures…

2 months ago

Fraud Detection in Mobility Services (Ride-Hailing, Food Delivery) with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink

Mobility services like Uber, Grab, and FREE NOW (Lyft) rely on real-time data to power seamless trips, deliveries, and payments.…

2 months ago

Virta’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Platform with Real-Time Data Streaming: Scalability for Large Charging Businesses

The rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs) demands a scalable, efficient charging network—but challenges like fluctuating demand, complex billing, and real-time…

2 months ago