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The Rise of Kappa Architecture in the Era of Agentic AI and Data Streaming

The shift from Lambda to Kappa architecture reflects the growing demand for unified, real-time data pipelines that serve both analytical…

4 months ago

FinOps in Real Time: How Data Streaming Transforms Cloud Cost Management

FinOps bridges the gap between finance and engineering to control cloud spend in real time. However, many organizations still rely…

4 months ago

Unified Namespace vs. Data Product in IT/OT for Industrial IoT

Industrial companies are connecting machines, sensors, and enterprise systems like never before. Real-time data, cloud-native platforms, and AI are driving…

4 months ago

Open RAN and Data Streaming: How the Telecom Industry Modernizes Network Infrastructure with Apache Kafka and Flink

Open RAN is transforming telecom by decoupling hardware and software to unlock flexibility, innovation, and cost savings. But to fully…

4 months ago

Agentic AI and RAG in Regulated FinTech with Apache Kafka at Alpian Bank

Regulated FinTech is transforming financial services by combining compliance with innovation. This post explores how real-time data streaming with Apache…

4 months ago

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…

5 months 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…

5 months 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…

5 months 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,…

5 months 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…

6 months ago