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Apache Kafka Landscape for Automotive and Manufacturing

Before the Covid pandemic, I had the pleasure of visiting "Motor City" Detroit in November 2019. I met with several automotive companies, suppliers, startups, and cloud providers to discuss use cases and architectures around Apache Kafka. A lot has happened. Since then, I have also met several OEMs and suppliers in Europe and Asia. As I finally go back to Detroit this January 2022 to meet customers again, I thought it would be a good time to update the status quo of event streaming and Apache Kafka in the automotive and manufacturing industry.

Today, in 2022, Apache Kafka is the central nervous system of many applications in various areas related to the automotive and manufacturing industry for processing analytical and transactional data in motion across edge, hybrid, and multi-cloud deployments. This article explores the automotive event streaming landscape, including connected vehicles, smart manufacturing, supply chain optimization, aftersales, mobility services, and innovative new business models.

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Apache Kafka in the Insurance Industry

The rise of data in motion in the insurance industry is visible across all lines of business, including life, healthcare, travel, vehicle, and others. Apache Kafka changes how enterprises rethink data. This blog post explores use cases and architectures for event streaming. Real-world examples from Generali, Centene, Humana, and Tesla show innovative insurance-related data integration and stream processing in real-time.

Digital Transformation in the Insurance Industry

Most insurance companies have similar challenges:

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5 Tech Trends Driving Growth in Automotive Manufacturing

Introduction

New and emerging technologies are playing a major role in the future of automotive manufacturing. As tech like smart robotics and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) transforms automaking at large, information technology is becoming an increasingly important driver of growth in the industry.

At the same time, shifting consumer preferences and the growing importance of sustainability in the industry are also having a significant impact on manufacturing processes.

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Apache Kafka for the Connected World: Vehicles, Factories, Cities

The digital transformation enables a connected world. People, vehicles, factories, cities, digital services, and other "things" communicate with each other in real-time to provide a safe environment, efficient processes, and a fantastic user experience. This scenario only works well with data processing in real-time at scale. This blog post shares a presentation that explains why Apache Kafka plays a key role in these industries and use cases but also to connect the different stakeholders.

Software is Changing and Connecting the World

Event Streaming with Apache Kafka plays a massive role in processing massive volumes of data in real-time in a reliable, scalable, and flexible way integrating with various legacy and modern data sources and sinks.