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Data Products, Data Contracts, and Change Data Capture
Change data capture is a popular method to connect database tables to data streams, but it comes with drawbacks. The next evolution of the CDC pattern, first-class data products, provide resilient pipelines that support both real-time and batch processing while isolating upstream systems...
Introducing Confluent Cloud Freight Clusters
Learn how the latest innovations in Kora enable us to introduce new Confluent Cloud Freight clusters, which can save you up to 90% at GBps+ scale. Confluent Cloud Freight clusters are now available in Early Access.
Contributing to Apache Kafka®: How to Write a KIP
Learn how to contribute to open source Apache Kafka by writing Kafka Improvement Proposals (KIPs) that solve problems and add features! Read on for real examples.
Analysing Changes with Debezium and Kafka Streams
Change Data Capture (CDC) is an excellent way to introduce streaming analytics into your existing database, and using Debezium enables you to send your change data through Apache Kafka®. Although […]
Exponential Increases in Value Flow from Greater Maturity in Event Streaming
Whether your organization needs simple pub/sub messaging, real-time data analytics, or a complete digital transformation, event streaming technology brings a myriad of benefits for the new era of big data. […]
How PushOwl Uses ksqlDB to Scale Their Analytics and Reporting Use Cases
Using a declarative SQL-like interface, ksqlDB makes it easy to integrate event streaming applications into any tech stack. This article illustrates how ksqlDB was added to PushOwl’s Python tech stack, […]
Improved Robustness and Usability of Exactly-Once Semantics in Apache Kafka
This blog post talks about the recent improvements on exactly-once semantics (EOS) to make it simpler to use and more resilient. EOS was first released in Apache Kafka® 0.11 and […]
Data Enrichment in ksqlDB Using UDTFs
This blog post applies to ksqlDB version 0.8.1 and later. Keeping a datacenter up and running is no walk in the park. It’s a job that involves mind-boggling amounts of […]
Apache Kafka as a Service with Confluent Cloud Now Available on AWS Marketplace
You may already know that Confluent Cloud is available across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, allowing you to access the amazing stack built by Confluent including a battle-tested version of […]
Data Privacy, Security, and Compliance for Apache Kafka
Why data privacy for Apache Kafka®? As companies seek to leverage all forms of data for competitive advantage, there is a growing regulatory and reputational risk that calls for the […]
Measuring and Monitoring a Stream Processing Cloud Service: Inside Confluent Cloud ksqlDB
While preparing for the launch of Confluent Cloud ksqlDB, the ksqlDB Team built a system of metrics and monitoring that enabled insight into the experience of operating ksqlDB, the associated […]
Top 5 Reasons to Attend Kafka Summit Virtually
The first-ever virtual Kafka Summit 2020 kicks off next month in the comfort of your home office, couch, spare bedroom, living room, outbuilding, lanai, veranda, or in-home portico, featuring an […]
Track Transportation Assets in Real Time with Apache Kafka and Kafka Streams
Apache Kafka® is a distributed commit log, commonly used as a multi-tenant data hub to connect diverse source systems and sink systems. Source systems can be systems or records, operational […]
Apache Kafka Native MQTT at Scale with Confluent Cloud and Waterstream
With billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, achieving real-time interoperability has become a major challenge. Together, Confluent, Waterstream, and MQTT are accelerating Industry 4.0 with new Industrial IoT (IIoT) […]
Putting Several Event Types in the Same Topic – Revisited
In the article Should You Put Several Event Types in the Same Kafka Topic?, Martin Kleppmann discusses when to combine several event types in the same topic and introduces new […]
Measuring TCO: Apache Kafka vs. Confluent Cloud’s Managed Service
If your company has launched a digital transformation project or is getting ready to start one, you may be interested to know that recent studies conducted by McKinsey, Everest Group, […]
Announcing the Elasticsearch Service Sink Connector for Apache Kafka in Confluent Cloud
We are excited to announce the preview release of the fully managed Elasticsearch Service Sink Connector in Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service based on Apache Kafka®. Our […]