My issues with Kafka ConnectThe list of problems I found are in two areas. One is the Kafka Connect framework itself, the other the implementations of most Connectors.Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
A Snowflake development environment — Part 3 — oData & RestfulWeb UIs using data stored in Snowflake need a Restful interface that is secure but also flexible. This is the third functional area of the…Jun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021
A Snowflake development environment — Part 2 — SQL & GitWhen building applications for databases a lot of SQL scripts are created. These can be executed in Snowflake but what is missing is an…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
A Snowflake development environment — Part 1Question: How long does it take to build a professional grade web application showing actual Snowflake data?Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Kafka as Data Integration solution — Part 3 — Gift horseWhen reading data from a source system, would you throw away easily available information? Of course not, but why is it done then?Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Kafka as Data Integration solution — Part 2 — Transactional ConsistencyFor a database consistency is a must-have capability. A financial booking is made for one account with +100, its counter booking -100…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Kafka as Data Integration solution — Part 1 — Transaction OrderWhen I was designing Data Integration products, the options were always clear: Either you go for high performance, meaning multiple…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Dear Nikon, how about supporting customers?Summary: Why on earth does Nikon not enable image uploads via the ftp protocol? Everything is there and the implementation is even more…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Streaming CSV file to Kafka — The easy wayFor loading CSV files into Kafka myriads of different options exist. Most are very technical or make assumptions about the file. Here I…Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020