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Kai Wähner

Erlangen, Germany, Munich

Contributor at DZone

Technology Evangelist with Focus on Integration, Event Streaming, Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning, and Cloud-Native Microservices

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  • 3 weeks ago | dzone.com | Kai Wähner

    As industries continue to adopt digital transformation, the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) has become essential. The OT/IT Bridge is a key concept in industrial automation to connect real-time operational processes with business-oriented IT systems ensuring seamless data flow and coordination. This integration plays a critical role in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

  • Nov 19, 2024 | dzone.com | Kai Wähner

    Join the DZone community and get the full member experience. Join For Free Organizations start their data streaming adoption with a single Apache Kafka cluster to deploy the first use cases. The need for group-wide data governance and security but different SLAs, latency, and infrastructure requirements introduce new Kafka clusters. Multiple Kafka clusters are the norm, not an exception. Use cases include hybrid integration, aggregation, migration, and disaster recovery.

  • Nov 12, 2024 | dzone.com | Kai Wähner

    Every data-driven organization has operational and analytical workloads. A best-of-breed approach emerges with various data platforms, including data streaming, data lake, data warehouse and lakehouse solutions, and cloud services.

  • Nov 4, 2024 | dzone.com | Kai Wähner

    The digitalization of airports faces challenges such as integrating diverse legacy systems, ensuring cybersecurity, and managing the vast amounts of data generated in real time. The vision for a digitalized airport includes seamless passenger experiences, optimized operations, consistent integration with airlines and retail stores, and enhanced security through the use of advanced technologies like IoT, AI, and real-time data analytics.

  • Oct 14, 2024 | dzone.com | Kai Wähner

    Generative AI (GenAI) enables many new use cases for enterprises and private citizens. While I work on real-time enterprise-scale AI/ML deployments with data streaming, big data analytics, and cloud-native software applications in my daily business life, I also wanted to train a conversational chatbot for myself.

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Kai Wähner
Kai Wähner @KaiWaehner
22 Apr 25

Virta powers 100,000+ EV charging stations using real-time #datastreaming with #ApacheKafka & Confluent Cloud. ⚡️ 45M events/hour 📉 Dynamic pricing 🔋 V2G & predictive maintenance 🌍 Scalable, sustainable infrastructure Full story 👉 https://t.co/BpWaNxmnqr #EVCharging #ESG https://t.co/nQp3WnM8JN

Kai Wähner
Kai Wähner @KaiWaehner
21 Apr 25

Stateless vs. stateful stream processing—when to use Kafka Streams or Apache Flink? ⚡️ Real-time fraud detection 🤖 AI/ML + Flink 📽️ 10-min explainer: https://t.co/oXMIXBznwa #ApacheKafka #KafkaStreams #ApacheFlink #StreamProcessing #FraudPrevention #AI #DataStreaming https://t.co/Gm4lRAwQg3

Kai Wähner
Kai Wähner @KaiWaehner
20 Apr 25

Tired of #batch + reverse #ETL pain? 🚀 Meet the #ShiftLeft Architecture: Real-time data products with #ApacheKafka, #ApacheFlink & #ApacheIceberg. Unify ops + analytics, cut costs, move faster. New blog 👇 🔗 https://t.co/I7wz9jS7bo #DataStreaming #DataMesh #ModernDataStack https://t.co/NzlE9ncb6y