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Kai Waehner

Kai Waehner

Real-Time GenAI with RAG using Apache Kafka and Flink to Prevent Hallucinations

Context-specific real-time Generative AI (GenAI) with Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG) using Kafka and Flink to prevent…

1d ago

Real-Time GenAI with RAG using Apache Kafka and Flink to Prevent Hallucinations

1d ago

Kai Waehner

Open Standards for Data Lineage: OpenLineage for Batch AND Streaming

Open Standards for Data Lineage: OpenLineage for Batch AND Streaming

Aug 30

Open Standards for Data Lineage: OpenLineage for Batch AND Streaming

Aug 30

Kai Waehner

My Data Streaming Journey with Kafka & Flink: 7 Years at Confluent

Reflecting 7 years at Confluent, the evolution of data streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink in the cloud, 5000+ customers, and more.

Aug 16

My Data Streaming Journey with Kafka & Flink: 7 Years at Confluent

Aug 16

Kai Waehner

Apache Kafka + Flink + Snowflake: Cost Efficient Analytics and Data Governance

Shift-Left Architecture with Snowflake, Apache Kafka, Flink and Iceberg for Cost Efficient Analytics and Data Governance in the Cloud.

Aug 9

Apache Kafka + Flink + Snowflake: Cost Efficient Analytics and Data Governance

Aug 9

Kai Waehner

Snowflake Data Integration Options for Apache Kafka (including Iceberg)

Integration between Apache Kafka and Snowflake: Real-time with Kafka Connect, large files batch ingestion or table format Apache Iceberg.

Jul 26

Snowflake Data Integration Options for Apache Kafka (including Iceberg)

Jul 26

Kai Waehner

Snowflake Integration Patterns: Apache Kafka vs. Zero ETL and Reverse ETL

Integration patterns for cloud-native Snowflake data warehouse: Batch data, Zero ETL/Reverse ETL, Real-time data ingestion with Apache…

Jul 18

Snowflake Integration Patterns: Apache Kafka vs. Zero ETL and Reverse ETL

Jul 18

Kai Waehner

When (Not) to Choose Google Apache Kafka for BigQuery?

When (not) to choose Google Apache Kafka for BigQuery — a review, comparison with Confluent Cloud, and data streaming landscape outlook.

Jul 5

When (Not) to Choose Google Apache Kafka for BigQuery?

Jul 5

Kai Waehner

Apache Kafka and Tinybird (ClickHouse) for Streaming Analytics HTTP APIs

Apache Kafka + Tinybird (ClickHouse) for scalable real-time data streaming, analytics and HTTP APIs as SaaS cloud with Confluent.

Jun 28

Apache Kafka and Tinybird (ClickHouse) for Streaming Analytics HTTP APIs

Jun 28

Kai Waehner

When NOT to Use Apache Kafka? (Lightboard Video)

When NOT so use Apache Kafka: DOs and DONTs; no matter if you use open source, Confluent, Amazon MSK, Event Hubs, Redpanda, Warpstream, etc

Jun 21

When NOT to use Data Streaming with Apache Kafka? (Lightboard Video)

Jun 21

Kai Waehner

The Past, Present and Future of Stream Processing

Stream Processing Journey with IBM, Apama, TIBCO StreamBase, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink, Streaming Databases, GenAI and Apache Iceberg.

Jun 13

The Past, Present and Future of Stream Processing

Jun 13

Kai Waehner

Kai Waehner

Technology Evangelist — www.kai-waehner.de → Big Data Analytics, Data Streaming, Apache Kafka, Middleware, Microservices => linkedin.com/in/kaiwaehner

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