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Robert Metzger

Robert Metzger

Robert Metzger

Robert Metzger is a PMC member of the Apache Flink project and a co-founder and an engineering lead at Ververica. He is the author of many Flink components including the Kafka and YARN connectors. Robert studied Computer Science at TU Berlin and worked at IBM Germany and at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose. He is a frequent speaker at conferences such as the Hadoop Summit, ApacheCon and meetups around the world.

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Ververica Platform 2.12 is Released!

by Ververica 22 December 2023

Check out the newest features! The latest update to Ververica Platform has now been released and is generally available (GA) for all users.

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Highlights from Flink Forward Seattle 2023

by Karin Landers 16 November 2023

Now that Flink Forward Seattle 2023 is over, we’re excited to share that the event was a big (Flinking) success! Flink Forward is *the* conference dedicated entirely to Apache Flink®, and includes...

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Ververica Platform 2.11.2 is Released!

by Ververica 05 October 2023

🚀 On time and on target, the latest update to Ververica Platform is now released and in General Availability (GA) for all customers and interested parties. You can find platform images and archives...

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Ververica Platform 2.11.1 is Released!

by Ververica 07 September 2023

We're thrilled to share the latest update to Ververica Platform! This is a patch release offering enhancements and improvements requested by the community and our customers – big and small, old and...

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Ververica Platform 2.11 is released!

by Ververica 01 August 2023

🚀 We're thrilled to share the latest update packed with new features and enhancements to take your data processing to new heights!

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Apache Flink
by Robert Metzger 18 November 2019

Announcing Flink Community Packages

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of Flink Community Packages — a website that showcases...

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Ververica Platform, enterprise software, Flink on Kubernetes, Flink on K8s, Kubernetes stream processing deployment, DevOps
Ververica Platform
by Robert Metzger 05 September 2018

Announcing Data Artisans Platform 1.2 with major new Enterprise Security features

Today, data Artisans is announcing the availability of data Artisans Platform 1.2, with major new...

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Google GKE, Kubernetes Engine, Ververica Platform, Flink on Kubernetes, Flink on K8s.
Ververica Platform
by Robert Metzger 18 June 2018

Getting Started with Ververica Platform on Google Kubernetes Engine

Overview Ververica Platform is a production-ready platform for stream processing with Apache...

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how to size a Flink cluster, Flink cluster, Flink Kubernetes scaling, Flink on K8s, Apache Flink
Apache Flink
by Robert Metzger 11 January 2018

How To Size Your Apache Flink Cluster Back-of-the-Envelope Calculation

A favorite session from Flink Forward Berlin 2017 was Robert Metzger's "Keep It Going: How to...

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Kafka, Flink, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, event streaming, data streaming
Apache Flink
by Robert Metzger 02 September 2015

Kafka + Flink: A Practical, How-To Guide

A very common use case for Apache Flink™ is stream data movement and analytics. More often than...

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