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title: "Building Streaming IoT Platforms with Apache Kafka | Ben Stopford | Thingmonk 2017"
date: 2017-11-10T14:20:17Z
modified: 2017-11-10T14:20:17Z
permalink: "https://redmonk.com/videos/building-streaming-iot-platforms-with-apache-kafka-ben-stopford-thingmonk-2017/"
type: video
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 1424
series:
  - ThingMonk 2017
channel:
  - RedMonk Tech Events
featured_image: "https://redmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ben-Stopford.jpg"
timestamp: 2017-11-10T14:20:17Z
tags:
  - ThingMonk 2017
  - RedMonk Tech Events
---

A really excellent explanation from first principles of what streaming data is, and what is the role of a distributed log system in managing it. Stopford takes us through Apache Kafka, and his work at Confluent, with real-world examples including motor racing, shipping, motor racing, thermostats, and health care. This is a great talk for anyone interested in the data management aspects of high scale IoT platforms.