Top 5 Apache Kafka Use Cases: When to Use Kafka
Apache Kafka is now the official gatekeeper of streaming data. It’s a distributed data store designed and perfectly calibrated to ingest and process streaming data (ie, data continuously generated by thousands of sources) in real time. As both the amount and value of streaming data rapidly grow, it’s becoming increasingly important for companies to start [...]
5 Things to Know About Open API Adoption
The adoption of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), open and otherwise, has become a ‘topic du jour’. API usage continues to surge and many API-based tools are emerging to help developers and engineering teams take full advantage of APIs. At the recent Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, for example, APIs and API adoption was oft-discussed topics [...]
Kafka Event Stream Processing at Scale: Common Kafka Challenges
Everyone has Kafka issues. Well, maybe not everyone, but most companies that end up using Apache Kafka in any meaningful way do end up facing certain Kafka challenges, most of which aren’t necessarily easy to resolve. First off — why are companies even using Kafka in the first place? In today’s real-time era, more and [...]
Why Monetizing 5G is Becoming a Reality
Last week I had the chance to speak in two separate panels at RCR Wireless’s 5G Monetization Forum: “Creating a Win-Win Business Model for all Players in the Value Chain“ and “Scaling with Flexibility. Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) - Monetizing a world of Capabilities”. The common thread? 5G and its use cases. Ever since 5G [...]
5 Data Trends to Watch for in 2023
As 2023 gets going, most companies are still pretty obsessed with “data”—as we are. Data is “the new oil”. You knew that already. But trends within the vast data realm come and go and some of them are clearly coming while others are clearly going. As it turns out, 2022 turned out to be a [...]
Top 4 Technical Challenges for Fantasy Sports Apps
In 2021, the fantasy sports market brought in an impressive $24 billion. By 2030, that number is projected to increase to $78.5 billion, growing nearly 14 percent each year. This growth is due to a confluence of factors, including relaxed government regulations and the emergence of several new entrants into the space. With ESPN’s fantasy [...]
