PinnedNeil AveryOn the alignment of Data Mesh and the Hexagonal Architecture — using KafkaIn the dynamic landscape of data management and software architecture, two powerful paradigms have emerged as guiding principles for…Feb 3Feb 3
PinnedNeil AveryAWS Datazone vs SpecMesh OS for Kafka (fight!)AWS recently released “AWS DataZone”, something, that much like SpecMesh enables the sharing of resources, self-governance, and…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
Neil AveryPatterns For Kafka-centric, Event-driven Microservice ArchitecturesHere is a compilation of patterns and valuable approaches I have developed through extensive experience on numerous Kafka projects. More…Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023
Neil AverySpecMesh — Provisioning Kafka resources using the AsyncAPI SpecIn this blog, I will discuss how SpecMesh utilizes the AsyncAPI spec to provision Kafka resources and how it extends some of AsyncAPI spec…Jun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Neil AverySpecMesh: Apache Kafka, GitOps, and AsyncAPI = A Powerful CombinationApache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform that has become a popular choice for building real-time data pipelines and streaming…May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Neil AveryTools for Event-driven DevOps with Apache KafkaThis is a list of Kafka DevOps tools; the things we see in the wild! please add your own to the comments,Feb 11, 20204Feb 11, 20204
Neil AveryUsing Quarkus, TestContainers, DynamoDB and CircleCIBuilding github projects are neat — but you need CI, and I needed Quarkus, GraalVM to run and deploy as serverless functions on AWSFeb 7, 2020Feb 7, 2020
Neil AveryJourney to Event Driven — Part 1: Why Event-First Thinking Changes EverythingThe world is changing. New problems need to be solved. Companies run global businesses that span the globe. Apache Kafka is the solution.Feb 7, 2020Feb 7, 2020
Neil AveryJourney to Event-Driven — Part 4: Four Pillars of Event Streaming Microservices | Apache KafkaWalks through building an event-streaming payment system using Kafka StreamsMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019
Neil AveryJourney to Event-Driven — Part 3: The Affinity Between Events, Streams and Serverless | Apache…Explores the state of serverless functions/faas and how streams and stream processing come together with Apache KafkaFeb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019