News, guides, and engineering deep dives.
News, guides, and engineering deep dives on Kafka, Flink, Iceberg, and real-time data.
How Uber uses Apache Kafka in production
A deep-dive into Uber's Kafka architecture - covering use cases, scale, engineering decisions, and key contributors. From one region to trillions of messages a day.
How Walmart uses Apache Kafka in production
A deep-dive into Walmart's Kafka architecture — covering real-time inventory, fraud detection, the Customer Data Platform, and the Messaging Proxy Service handling trillions of messages per day.
Accelerating incident response: advanced filters, streaming search, and AI-powered queries
Fix streaming data failures faster. Learn how Kpow uses advanced kJQ filtering, BYO AI, and Streaming Search to slash incident response times.
Defense in depth: unifying RBAC and data policies for transparent governance
Balance Kafka velocity and compliance. Learn how Kpow uses RBAC and Data Policies for safe, self-service production debugging without manual tickets.
Foundational Kafka data inspection: shaping payloads and optimizing visibility
Stop fighting complex Kafka serialization. Learn how Kpow uses Auto SerDes, kJQ, and transparent queries to streamline data inspection.
Kafka Data Management with Kpow: Unlocking Engineering Productivity
Enterprise Kafka adoption promises massive scalability and decoupled agility. However, interacting with complex streaming data at scale often bogs developers down in manual operational friction. By identifying four critical friction points across visibility, velocity, remediation, and compliance, this article introduces a comprehensive data management strategy to eliminate bottlenecks and unlock engineering productivity with Kpow.
Kafka scaling best practices: An in-depth primer
A practical guide to scaling Apache Kafka in production, covering partitioning strategy, consumer group design, broker sizing, KRaft migration, and more.
Triage, repair, and replay: integrated Kafka remediation workflows
Fix broken Kafka data pipelines fast. Learn how Kpow replaces messy CLI scripts with an intuitive UI to isolate, repair, and re-inject data.
AKHQ: Review, pricing, and best alternatives in 2026
AKHQ review for 2026: features, known limitations, pricing, and the best alternatives for teams that need more than open-source tooling.