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Kafka Connect
Streaming Data from Apache Kafka into Azure Data Explorer with Kafka Connect
Near-real-time insights have become a de facto requirement for Azure use cases involving scalable log analytics, time series analytics, and IoT/telemetry analytics. Azure Data Explorer (also called Kusto) is the […]
Streaming Heterogeneous Databases with Kafka Connect – The Easy Way
Building a Cloud ETL Pipeline on Confluent Cloud shows you how to build and deploy a data pipeline entirely in the cloud. However, not all databases can be in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Announcing the Snowflake Sink Connector for Apache Kafka in Confluent Cloud
We are excited to announce the general availability release of the fully managed Snowflake sink connector in Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service based on Apache Kafka®. Our […]
Unifying Streams and State: The Seamless Path to Real Time
More than ever before, people demand immediacy in every aspect of their lives. Expectations for how we shop, bank, and commute have completely evolved over the last decade. When you […]
Build Real-Time Observability Pipelines with Confluent Cloud and AppDynamics
Many organisations rely on commercial or open source monitoring tools to measure the performance and stability of business-critical applications. AppDynamics, Datadog, and Prometheus are widely used commercial and open source […]
Announcing the MongoDB Atlas Sink and Source Connectors in Confluent Cloud
We are excited to announce the preview release of the fully managed MongoDB Atlas source and sink connectors in Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service based on Apache […]
Real-Time Fleet Management Using Confluent Cloud and MongoDB
Most organisations maintain fleets, a collection of vehicles put to use for day-to-day operations. Telcos use a variety of vehicles including cars, vans, and trucks for service, delivery, and maintenance. […]
Learning All About Wi-Fi Data with Apache Kafka and Friends
Recently, I’ve been looking at what’s possible with streams of Wi-Fi packet capture (pcap) data. I was prompted after initially setting up my Raspberry Pi to capture pcap data and […]
Building a Clickstream Dashboard Application with ksqlDB and Elasticsearch
Using a powerful, event-driven application can help you unlock insights contained in the event streams of your business. Before we get into the technology, let’s go over some questions you […]
Webify Event Streams Using the Kafka Connect HTTP Sink Connector
The goal of this post is to illustrate PUSH to web from Apache Kafka® with a hands-on example. Our business users are always wanting their data faster so they can […]
What’s New in Apache Kafka 2.5
On behalf of the Apache Kafka® community, it is my pleasure to announce the release of Apache Kafka 2.5.0. The community has created another exciting release. We are making progress […]
How the New Confluent Hub Makes Finding Connectors Easier Than Ever
Confluent Hub launched in 2018 as a place to discover and share Apache Kafka® and Confluent Platform plugins. Users have found the site a much better place to discover useful […]