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.
Azure Time Series Databases: Data Explorer & Cosmos DB Architecture (2026)
Azure time-series database architecture — Azure Data Explorer (Kusto), Cosmos DB time-series patterns, and the post-Time-Series-Insights landscape for 2026 IoT analytics.
Digital Twin: The 2026 Architecture Guide for Industrial Systems
Definitive 2026 guide to digital twin architecture — ISO 23247, DTDL v3, FMI co-simulation, asset vs process twins, and the reference stack used in production today.
Thread vs Matter: IoT Connectivity Protocols Compared (2026)
Thread vs Matter — network layer vs application layer. Mesh routing, OpenThread border router, Matter clusters, IPv6, and the 2026 smart-home interop story explained.
IoT Hub vs Event Hub: Architecture Comparison Guide (2026)
Azure IoT Hub vs Event Hub — device-centric vs event-centric architecture, MQTT vs AMQP, throughput units, pricing, and the right choice for IoT vs streaming workloads.
PLM for Digital Transformation: 10 PLM Tools (2026 Update)
Updated 2026 PLM landscape — Teamcenter, Windchill, 3DEXPERIENCE, Aras, OpenBOM, Duro, PTC Pure-SaaS — features, pricing tiers, and digital thread architecture trends.