Iceberg Catalogs: Polaris vs Nessie vs Unity Comparison (2026)
Apache Polaris vs Project Nessie vs Unity Catalog OSS — branching, multi-engine federation, AuthN/AuthZ, and the right Iceberg catalog for production lakehouses in 2026.
Building an MQTT-to-Kafka Bridge with Kafka Connect: Production Tutorial
Step-by-step production tutorial for bridging MQTT to Kafka with the Lenses MQTT Source connector — schema mapping, QoS handling, Sparkplug B decoding, and HA topology.
Crossplane Composition Functions: Internal Developer Platform Guide
Crossplane Composition Functions (v1.14+) deep dive — Pipeline Mode, KCL/Python/Go runtimes, building self-service IDP abstractions, and when functions beat raw patches.
OPC UA Pub/Sub: MQTT vs UADP Architecture Comparison
OPC UA Pub/Sub architecture compared — UDP UADP for deterministic LAN delivery vs MQTT for cloud-friendly fan-out. Mappings, message security, and when each wins.
ISA-100.11a vs WirelessHART: Wireless Industrial Networks Compared
ISA-100.11a vs WirelessHART head-to-head — TSCH MAC, 802.15.4 PHY, security architecture, gateway models, and how to choose for process automation networks.
Edge LLM Benchmark Q2 2026: Llama 3.3, Phi-4, Gemma 3 on Jetson Orin
Living benchmark — Llama 3.3 8B, Phi-4 14B, and Gemma 3 9B running on Jetson Orin AGX 64GB. Tokens/sec, time-to-first-token, memory, power. Updated quarterly.
IO-Link Wireless: Industrial Sensor Network Architecture
IO-Link Wireless reference architecture — 2.4 GHz time-slotted protocol, 5 ms cycle time, master–device topology, coexistence with Wi-Fi/BT, and IODD device descriptions.
Real-Time Asset Tracking with MQTT 5.0 and InfluxDB 3.0 Tutorial
Working tutorial — build a production-grade real-time asset tracking system with MQTT 5.0, InfluxDB 3.0, and a lightweight geofencing engine. Code, Docker, Grafana included.
Asset Administration Shell: Industry 4.0 Submodels Guide
AAS architecture — how Asset Administration Shell submodels, IDTA specs, and Industry 4.0 digital nameplates standardize digital twins across OEMs, PLCs, and ERP systems.
ISO 19650 BIM for Digital Twins in Construction: Data Model Guide
How ISO 19650 BIM standards feed construction digital twins — CDE architecture, IFC 4.3 data models, and the handover from design BIM to operational asset twin.