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Life Is But A Stream

Life Is But A Stream

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 There’s a new divide in the data revolution—there are the organizations harnessing real-time data streaming for immediate impact, and there are those left in the dust. Life Is But A Stream is a web show for technology leaders who need to act the instant data is created. Every episode, technical leaders and industry pioneers share how they’re utilizing data streaming to enrich, analyze, and put real-time data to work across use cases that were once unimaginable. Host Joseph Morais and senior tech leaders break down winning strategies with real-world examples, teaching you how to accelerate decision-making, achieve measurable business impact, and turn your data into your biggest competitive advantage. Ready to lead the data streaming revolution? Join us on Life Is But A Stream. Powered by the data streaming experts at Confluent.Confluent Ökonomie
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  • Ep 16 - Infinite Scale, No Outages: How MarketAxess Modernized Trading Infrastructure With Confluent

    Ep 16 - Infinite Scale, No Outages: How MarketAxess Modernized Trading Infrastructure With Confluent
    Jan 13 2026

    Legacy systems don’t have to hold you back. In high-volume markets where milliseconds matter, MarketAxess—an electronic trading platform for institutional investors—needed a way to scale trade data reliably across on-prem systems and the cloud. That journey—from self-managed Apache Kafka® to MSK to Confluent Cloud—reshaped how their engineering teams build, scale, and govern real-time infrastructure.

    In this episode, Andy Steinmann, Software Engineering Manager at MarketAxess, breaks down how his team evolved from a monolithic, socket-driven architecture to a streaming-first platform. He shares why Kafka became the foundation of their 2.0 strategy, how Confluent Cloud eliminated operational drag during peak trading windows, and what it takes to modernize without disrupting a mission-critical financial ecosystem.

    You’ll learn:

    • How MarketAxess scaled real-time trade flows across on-prem and the cloud
    • How Confluent Cloud eliminated outages and operational bottlenecks
    • How to approach modernization through iterative “2.0” patterns and dark deployments

    If you’re ready to explore hybrid connectivity, governance, performance tuning, and the operational realities of scaling market-data workloads, this is the episode for you.

    About the Guest:
    Andy Steinmann, Software Engineering Manager at MarketAxess, is a seasoned software engineer with 20+ years of experience in web, mobile, and backend technologies delivering proven solutions to thousands of users. Andy has been the technical lead/architect on many teams and participated in implementing and adapting agile methodologies to improve productivity.

    Guest Highlights:
    “One of the big benefits of the partnership with Confluent has not only been the zero cluster outages—but the bigger side of it was really the access to the experts… Somebody to walk that journey with you as opposed to just starting with a Google search or a ChatGPT question.”

    Episode Timestamps:
    3:20 – Data Streaming Goodness
    20:20 – Beyond the Stream
    36:15 – Quick Bytes
    43:15 – Joseph’s Top Takeaways

    Dive Deeper into Data Streaming:

    • EP1—Stream On: Unleashing Innovation With Data Streaming | Life Is But A Stream
    • EP2—Processing Without Pause: Continuous Stream Processing and Apache Flink® | Life Is But A Stream
    • EP3—The Connective Tissue: Shift Left to Turn Data Chaos to Clarity | Life Is But A Stream

    Links & Resources:

    • Connect with Joseph: @thedatagiant
    • Joseph’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thedatagiant
    • Learn more at Confluent.io

    Our Sponsor:
    Your data shouldn’t be a problem to manage. It should be your superpower. The Confluent data streaming platform transforms organizations with trustworthy, real-time data that seamlessly spans your entire environment and powers innovation across every use case. Create smarter, deploy faster, and maximize efficiency with a true data streaming platform from the pioneers in data streaming. Learn more at confluent.io.


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    46 Min.
  • Best of 2025: Everything You Missed in 15 Minutes

    Best of 2025: Everything You Missed in 15 Minutes
    Dec 16 2025

    In 2025, real-time data moved from important to mission-critical. From billion-event pipelines to AI agents reasoning over fresh data streams, the conversations this year revealed just how fast organizations are rethinking their data infrastructure and what’s possible when data streaming becomes the foundation.

    In this episode, Joseph Morais curates standout moments from the year: the stakes of real-time data, the architectural decisions behind enterprise-grade streaming, and how AI strategy is shifting toward agentic, event-driven systems. You’ll hear leaders discuss architectures designed for zero data loss, solid governance, multi-agent orchestration, and why organizations choose Confluent as the data streaming platform for data streaming at scale.

    You’ll learn:

    • How enterprises use Apache Kafka® and Apache Flink® to meet mission-critical guarantees like reliability and data integrity
    • Why real-time pipelines matter for agentic AI and fresh-signal reasoning
    • What leaders evaluate when choosing a data streaming platform
    • How to prepare architectures for multi-agent systems and 2026 AI roadmaps

    The Guests:

    • Cosmo Wolfe, CTO, Metronome
    • Chris Kapp, Software Architect, HS1 (Henry Schein One)
    • Alex Haugland , Cursor Engineer, Anysphere
    • Steffen Hoellinger, Co-Founder & CEO, Airy
    • Ethan Chan, Co-Founder & CEO, Allium
    • Joe Pardi, Sr. Director of Global Data Engineering, Covetrus
    • Rami Al Lolah, Lead Architect - Integration Center of Excellence, Swedbank
    • Sean Falconer, Sr. Director, Product Management - AI Strategy, Confluent
    • Jeffrey Jonathan Jennings (J3), Founder, signalRoom
    • Todd Smitala, Lead Engineer, Association of Professional Flight Attendants

    Guest Highlights:
    “We are processing events on a second-level latency end-to-end… it'll show up on your end customer's invoice in sub-seconds, and you're cutting users off for fraud, all done exactly once.” — Cosmo Wolfe, Metronome

    “Security loves us, right? Because everything is immutable. We know who did everything and we know who can access what and who has been accessing what.” — Chris Kapp, HS1 (Henry Schein One)

    “These are not dashboards… If you want to transform your business and take a proactive approach, reacting to signals as they’re happening, you need to shift your mindset and move data responsibilities left.” — Sean Falconer, Confluent

    Episode Timestamps:
    *(00:00) - Looking Back at Data Streaming in 2025
    *(00:38) -  Segment 1: Unique Streaming Use Cases
    *(06:05) - Segment 2: The Power of Partnerships
    *(11:23) - Segment 3: Data Streaming and Real-Time AI

    Dive Deeper into Data Streaming:

    • EP1—Stream On: Unleashing Innovation with Data Streaming | Life Is But A Stream
    • EP2—Processing Without Pause: Continuous Stream Processing and Apache Flink® | Life Is But A Stream
    • EP3—The Connective Tissue: Shift Left to turn Data Chaos to Clarity | Life Is But A Stream

    Links & Resources:

    • Connect with Joseph: @thedatagiant
    • Joseph’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thedatagiant
    • Learn more at Confluent.io

    Our Sponsor:
    Your data shouldn’t be a problem to manage. It should be your superpower. The Confluent data streaming platform transforms organizations with trustworthy, real-time data that seamlessly spans your entire environment and powers innovation across every use case. Create smarter, deploy faster, and maximize efficiency with a true data streaming platform from the pioneers in data streaming. Learn more at confluent.io.


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    18 Min.
  • Ep 15 - Inside Saudi Arabia's Real-Time AI Evolution

    Ep 15 - Inside Saudi Arabia's Real-Time AI Evolution
    Dec 2 2025
    Saudi Arabia is rapidly emerging as a global AI powerhouse, a transformation fueled by a fundamental shift in how data is managed, processed, and activated. Mohamed Ahmed Anwar, General Manager of Presales at (sccc by stc) Saudi Cloud Computing Company, explains why they adopted Confluent’s data streaming platform: cyber resilience and security, strong governance, and scalability paired with simplified operations at enterprise scale. Anwar unpacks why data streaming is foundational to modern AI, from launching model-as-a-service offerings to enabling agentic architectures. He highlights how sccc by stcs strategic partnership with Confluent delivers value extending far beyond open source Apache Kafka®, including connectors, governance with schemas, Kubernetes-based deployment, self-balancing clusters, and Cluster Linking that make enterprise operations tractable without an “army of engineers”.You’ll Learn:How sccc by stc uses Confluent to deliver a managed data streaming platform that powers AI use cases while maintaining performance, security, and control across public and private sectors Why data governance, local compliance, and operational scalability are are critical within Saudi ArabiaWhat makes real-time platforms indispensable for enhanced customer experience and operational agilityHow data streaming transforms traditional batch into dynamic, scalable AI architectures (e.g., RAG and agentic systems) by ensuring fresh, trustworthy data About the Guest:Mohamed Ahmed Anwar is a seasoned technology leader with over 18 years of experience driving innovation across the IT industry. He has held leadership roles at global tech giants including Microsoft, Dell Technologies, and Pure Storage, where he led complex digital transformation initiatives with a focus on delivering business impact. Currently, he serves as the General Manager of Presales at sccc by stc, where he drives strategic efforts to empower Saudi organizations through advanced cloud services, accelerating their growth and digital modernization.Throughout his career, Anwar has led initiatives in data analytics, cloud adoption, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to harness the power of emerging technologies. His passion for mentorship and team development is reflected in his dedication to nurturing talent and building resilient, future-ready teams. Anwar is driven by a belief in the transformative potential of technology, consistently working to bridge strategic vision with practical execution to deliver meaningful, lasting impact. Guest Highlight: “Batch computing is like getting your water from a water well. You have a bucket and are governed by the size of the bucket and by the speed and the strength in your arms while in the data stream. On a streaming platform, you have a stream of data. You govern it. You know how exactly you will direct this stream of data, how you will store it and so on. This actually affected the time-to-value for our customers.”Episode Timestamps:1:00 — Guest introduction & company overview5:55 — Segment 1: Data Streaming Goodness14:05 — Segment 2: Beyond the Stream26:50 — Segment 3: Quick Bytes30:15 — Joseph’s Top TakeawaysDive Deeper into Data Streaming:EP1—Stream On: Unleashing Innovation with Data StreamingEP2—Processing Without Pause: Continuous Stream Processing and Apache Flink®EP3—The Connective Tissue: Shift Left to turn Data Chaos to ClarityLinks & Resources:Connect with Joseph: @thedatagiantsccc by stc: https://www.youtube.com/@sccc_bystc/videosJoseph’s LinkedInAnwar’s LinkedInLearn more at Confluent.ioOur Sponsor: Your data shouldn’t be a problem to manage. It should be your superpower. The Confluent data streaming platform transforms organizations with trustworthy, real-time data that seamlessly spans your entire environment and powers innovation across every use case. Create smarter, deploy faster, and maximize efficiency with a true data streaming platform from the pioneers in data streaming. Learn more at confluent.io. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    33 Min.
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