SCADA control systems are a vital component of IT/OT modernization. The old IT/OT infrastructure and SCADA system are monolithic, proprietary, not scalable, and miss open APIs based on standard interfaces. This post explains the modernization of such a system based on the real-life use case of 50Hertz, a transmission system…

This blog post explores the state of data streaming for the energy and utilities industry in 2023. The evolution of utility infrastructure, energy distribution, customer services, and new business models requires real-time end-to-end visibility, reliable and intuitive B2B and B2C communication, and integration with pioneering technologies like 5G for low…

This blog post explores the state of data streaming for the public sector in 2023. The evolution of government digitalization, citizen expectations, and cybersecurity risks requires optimized end-to-end visibility into information, comfortable mobile apps, and integration with legacy platforms like mainframe in conjunction with pioneering technologies like social media. Data…

Apache Kafka serves thousands of enterprises as the mission-critical and scalable real-time data fabric for machine learning infrastructures. The evolution of Generative AI (GenAI) with large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT changed how people think about intelligent software and automation. This blog post explains the relation between data streaming and…

This blog post explores the state of data streaming in 2023 for digital natives born in the cloud. The evolution of digital services and new business models requires real-time end-to-end visibility, fancy mobile apps, and integration with pioneering technologies like fully managed cloud services for fast time-to-market, 5G for low…

This blog post explores the state of data streaming for the telco industry in 2023. The evolution of telco infrastructure, customer services, and new business models requires real-time end-to-end visibility, fancy mobile apps, and integration with pioneering technologies like 5G for low latency or augmented reality for innovation. …

Over 100,000 organizations use Apache Kafka for data streaming. However, there is a problem: The broad ecosystem lacks a mature client framework and managed cloud service for Python data engineers. Quix Streams is a new technology on the market trying to close this gap. …

A smart factory organizes itself without human intervention to produce the desired products. Data integration of IoT protocols, data correlation with other standard software like MES or ERP, and sharing data with independent business units for reporting or analytics is crucial for generating business value and improving the OEE. …

Business process automation with a workflow engine or BPM suite has existed for decades. However, using the data streaming platform Apache Kafka as the backbone of a workflow engine provides better scalability, higher availability, and simplified architecture. This blog post explores the concepts behind using Kafka for persistence with stateful…