Intro to Flink/Build Streaming Web Applications using SwimOS and Kafka

Hello friends! Please join us for an IN-PERSON Apache Flink® meetup on Tuesday, February 6th from 6:00pm hosted by our friends at Improving!

📍Venue:
Improving
5445 Legacy Drive
Suite 100
Plano, Texas 75024

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🗓 Agenda:

• 6:00pm: Doors Open
• 6:30pm-7:00pm: Build Streaming Web Applications using SwimOS and Kafka, Jeremy Custenborder, Field CTO at Nstream
• 7:00pm - 7:30pm: Intro to Flink for Kafka Developers, Jim Bethancourt, Principal Software Consultant at Improving
• 7:30pm-8:00pm:Additional Q&A and Networking

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💡 Speaker One:
Jeremy Custenborder, Field CTO at Nstream

Title of Talk:
Build Streaming Web Applications using SwimOS and Kafka

Abstract:
Streaming data is ubiquitous in backend systems nowadays with the increasing adoption of Message Brokers like Kafka, the leader in the category and Stream Processing Frameworks (Spark, Flink etc.) However streaming data and/or streaming APIs are rarely used in the Web Application domain where the dominant paradigm is still REST APIs. With SwimOS you can achieve end-to-end streaming all the way from the backend to multiple web-applications.
About SwimOS: SwimOS is a purpose built platform for streaming applications. It is a vertically integrated application stack backed by Stateful Entities (Web Agents), Streaming APIs and
Real-Time UIs.

In this talk, we will demonstrate how you can use SwimOS to take messages from one or more Kafka topics and create multiple entities, where each of these entities automatically possess a streaming web-accessible API. We will also show you how to stream data from these entities into Real-time UIs, command-line tools and other web applications.

Bio:
Jeremy Custenborder is Field CTO at Nstream (formally Swim.inc), where he plays a pivotal role in understanding customers’ technical challenges and guiding them in developing bespoke streaming data applications that achieve their business and technical goals. Before joining Nstream, Jeremy was the first System Engineer for Confluent, helping to grow the Confluent ecosystem during his seven-year tenure. He has also contributed a significant volume of connectors to the Kafka ecosystem and many other open-source contributions. Jeremy brings over 20 years of application development and consulting experience, including Systems Engineer at Cloudera, and one of the first Architects at MySpace.

In addition to his technical expertise, Jeremy is a visionary who understands that behind every technical challenge lies a business problem that often requires nuanced and tailored technological solutions. With an impressive and proven track record at some of the most cutting-edge tech companies, Jeremy is adept at making the complex simple and the intricate accessible and actionable while staying focused on solving for the bigger picture.
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💡 Speaker Two:
Jim Bethancourt, Principal Software Consultant

Title of Talk:
Intro to Flink for Kafka Developers

Abstract:
This talk will cover what Flink is, why and when you'd want to use it, and how you can access your Kafka topics with Flink to make your life and the lives of your users easier and more productive.

Bio:
Jim Bethancourt is a Principal Consultant at Improving with 20+ years of software development experience. At his current client, he writes Kafka apps in Java for a financial institution to migrate legacy data to AWS. He has also created the open source RefactorFirst application that helps Java developers prioritize their technical debt and has been leading the Houston Java User Group for 15+ years.

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DISCLAIMER
BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT IN PERSON, you acknowledge that risk includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including COVID-19, and accept responsibility for this, if it occurs.
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 21.

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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! community@confluent.io