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MCP vs. REST/HTTP API vs. Kafka: The Architect’s Guide to Agentic AI Integration

MCP, REST/HTTP APIs, and Apache Kafka are not alternatives. They solve different problems at different layers of the architecture. This…

4 weeks ago

Enterprise Agentic AI Landscape 2026: Trust, Flexibility, and Vendor Lock-in

The Enterprise Agentic AI Landscape 2026 maps every major AI vendor across two dimensions that matter most: how much you…

1 month ago

Data Streaming in Healthcare and Pharma: Use Cases and Insights from Cardinal Health

This blog explores Cardinal Health’s journey, exploring how its event-driven architecture and data streaming power use cases like supply chain…

1 year ago

Apache Kafka in Manufacturing at Automotive Supplier Brose for Industrial IoT Use Cases

Data streaming unifies OT/IT workloads by connecting information from sensors, PLCs, robotics and other manufacturing systems at the edge with…

2 years ago

How the Retailer Intersport uses Apache Kafka as Database with Compacted Topic

Compacted Topic is a feature of Apache Kafka to persist and query the latest up-to-date event of a Kafka Topic.…

2 years ago

SAP Datasphere and Apache Kafka as Data Fabric for S/4HANA ERP Integration

SAP is the leading ERP solution across industries around the world. Data integration with other data platforms, applications, databases, and…

2 years ago

Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance with Apache Kafka

The manufacturing industry is moving away from just selling machinery, devices, and other hardware. Software and services increase revenue and…

5 years ago

Apache Kafka for Supply Chain Management (SCM) Optimization

Supply Chain optimization leveraging Event Streaming with Apache Kafka. See real-world use cases and architectures from Walmart, BMW, Porsche, and…

5 years ago

Building a Postmodern ERP with Apache Kafka

Postmodern ERP represents the next generation of ERP architectures. It is real-time, scalable, and open by using a combination of…

5 years ago

Apache Kafka in Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0) is the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using…

6 years ago