Rockset

MARCH 26, 2023

Breaking Bad… Data Silos We haven’t quite figured out how to avoid using relational databases. Folks have definitely tried, and while Apache Kafka® has become the standard for event-driven architectures, it still struggles to replace your everyday PostgreSQL database instance in the modern application stack.

Cloud 52

Cloud PostgreSQL Kafka Database 52

Confluent

JUNE 18, 2019

As the databases professor at my university used to say, it depends. Using SQL to run your search might be enough for your use case, but as your project requirements grow and more advanced features are needed—for example, enabling synonyms, multilingual search, or even machine learning—your relational database might not be enough.

Architecture 95

Architecture Building Kafka Database-centric 95

Confluent

APRIL 4, 2019

In the Apache Kafka ® world, this means that each of those microservice client applications subscribes to a common Kafka topic. Once this stream is created, the application may take any action on the events using the rich Kafka Streams API. In a microservices architecture, events drive microservice actions.

Kafka 108

Kafka Data Cleanse Retail Finance 108

Confluent

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Consider your bank account: viewing it online, the first thing you notice is often the current balance. How many of us drill down to see how we got there? But what if you have more than one order service? In other words, sometimes you end up with more than one order service—enter derivative event sourcing!

Kafka 22

Kafka MySQL Banking Java 22