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Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.
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Three Trends Reshaping Real-Time Systems in 2026
As we move through 2026, three major shifts are converging to fundamentally change how organizations build and operate mission-critical systems.…
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Confluent Current 2025: Real-Time AI, Context, and a Streaming Industry at a Crossroads
Last week, I spent a few days in New Orleans for Confluent Current 2025, surrounded by the people who’ve helped…
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The Hidden Costs of Centralized Data Processing — And How Edge Intelligence Eliminates Them
You already know: data has become the cornerstone of innovation, efficiency, and improved customer experiences across industries. Traditionally, organizations have…
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Digital Twins in Automotive: How Virtual Models are Driving Real-World Innovation
Automotive manufacturers face ever-evolving political and technological landscapes that make staying “ahead of the curve” essential not only to success…
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When NoSQL Isn’t Enough: The Need for a Stronger Data Platform
Introduction NoSQL databases and data platforms have gained widespread adoption over the past decade, offering flexible schema design, horizontal scalability,…
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Understanding Volt Active Stream Processing
Processing data streams in real time has become essential for modern businesses. The rapid increase in data generation and the…
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Top 3 Kafka Streams Challenges
We’ve been writing a lot about challenges lately. We recently wrote about API challenges – now we’re discussing challenges with Kafka Streams. …
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