Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 33, 2023

This week: AI/ML marvels and streaming sensations! Python Vector Databases, Real-Time ML, Apache Flink, Confluent Platform, and more. Relive the record-breaking Data Saturday Durban event!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 20, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 32, 2023

This week: Explore Big Data's layers with James Serra's post. GPT-5's potential reshapes AI. Stay updated on streaming trends. Join Niels at Data Saturday Durban for Azure OpenAI insights & top speakers.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 13, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 28, 2023

This week: become a detective in Kusto Detective Agency. Never write a README again, instead use GPT4Readability. Machine learning streaming with Kafka, Debezium, and BentoML. Stream processing performance report: Apache Flink and RisingWave. Data Saturday Durban 2023.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 27, 2023

This week I cover: Explore vector databases, Azure OpenAI updates, generative AI insights, streaming trends, Data Saturday in Durban, and more!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 9, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 26, 2023

This week I cover Hoptimator for data pipelines, using Confluent Kafka to reduce churn, materialized views and streaming tables for Databricks SQL, and Data Saturday Durban.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, July 2, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 25, 2023

The roundup this week covers Microsoft Fabric, some cool AI/ML and LLM (Large Language Model) things, and a very interesting article on the real-time streaming ecosystem.

Posted by nielsb on Monday, June 26, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 20, 2023

This week: Reinforcement Learning, Real-Time Streaming Ecosystem, Apache Spark Structured Streaming, Kafka Summit 2023, Data Saturday Johannesburg, Data Saturday Durban

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, May 21, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 10, 2023

Streaming, streaming, and more streaming. We start with an excellent introduction to Flink, followed by a look at the potential consequences of Confluent's acquisition of Immerok. I finish off with a link to a post looking at the benefits of event streaming.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, March 12, 2023

Interesting Stuff - Week 40, 2022

Kafka 3.3 released, Kafka Stream Designer, Polybase & SQL Server 2022, and other interesting topics.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, October 9, 2022

How to Stream Data to Event Hubs from Databases Using Kafka Connect & Debezium in Docker - II

Here we look at the Debezium connector configuration needed if we want to stream data to Event Hubs.

Posted by nielsb on Friday, January 14, 2022

Technology musings about coding and data. Some topics: .NET, SQL Server, AI/ML, Big Data, Streaming, Kafka, Azure Data Explorer, and a lot more.