The End of History? Convergence of Batch and Realtime Data Technologies

Hybridization approaches such as Lambda and Kappa architecture are powerful tools for combining the most useful characteristics of batch and real time systems. Implementation and management of these architectures is not for the faint of heart, but the last several years have seen a wave of SaaS platforms and managed services that deliver hybrid capabilities with a greatly reduced operational burden. I’ll discuss the anticipated impact of these hybrid technologies on future data stacks, and touch on the mythical “one database to rule them all.”