Introduction To Apache Flink Stream Processing For Real Time

by Ellen Friedman

All Indian Reprints of O'Reilly are printed in Grayscale. There’s growing interest in learning how to analyze streaming data in large-scale systems such as web traffic, financial transactions, machine logs, industrial sensorsand many others. But analyzing data streams at scale has been difficult to do well—until now. This practical book delivers a deep introduction to Apache Flink, a highly innovative open source stream processor with a surprising range of capabilities. Authors Ellen Friedman and Kostas Tzoumas show technical and nontechnical readers alike how Flink is engineered to overcome significant tradeoffs that have limited the effectiveness of other approaches to stream processing. You’ll also learn how Flink has the ability to handle both stream and batch data processing with one technology. All Indian Reprints of O'Reilly are printed in Grayscale. There’s growing interest in learning how to analyze streaming data in large-scale systems such as web traffic, financial transactions, machine logs, industrial sensorsand many others. But analyzing data streams at scale has been difficult to do well—until now. This practical book delivers a deep introduction to Apache Flink, a highly innovative open source stream processor with a surprising range of capabilities. Authors Ellen Friedman and Kostas Tzoumas show technical and nontechnical readers alike how Flink is engineered to overcome significant tradeoffs that have limited the effectiveness of other approaches to stream processing. You’ll also learn how Flink has the ability to handle both stream and batch data processing with one technology.

112 pages, Paperback

About the author

Ellen Friedman, PhD, is a distinguished scientist, author, and technologist specializing in big data and machine learning. With a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University, she has transitioned into a premier voice in open-source software, serving as a committer for Apache Drill and Apache Mahout. Formerly a Principal Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and MapR, Friedman is a prolific O’Reilly Media author whose works include Introduction to Apache Flink and Streaming Architecture. A frequent speaker and thought leader, she excels at translating complex technical products into actionable insights for the global tech community. Her expertise spans AI, analytics in production, and the strategic deployment of containerized applications across hybrid cloud environments.

Reviews

[Alex Ott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of Apache Flink's capabilities...

Plus some amount of MapR's advertising ;-)

[Wojtek Gawroński · Rating 3 out of 5]

A perfect introduction to the topic, but it's hard to say something more. ;)

Why? Because it was too short and shallow in many places. That was in the title, so it's hard to be mad about the authors. However, I need more - and as a starting point, I can recommend this book.

[Raymond Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little dated, but an okay introduction to Flink's philosophy.

[Konrad Kokosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It helped to get an overview of Apache Flink but it is only a brief introduction full of talking about advantages. There is almost nothing about any disadvantages which makes me a little cautious. Nevertheless, if you treat it as a fast-paced introduction to technology - can do its job.

[Tuấn Anh Nguyễn · Rating 4 out of 5]

- Good concise high-level overview of Flink functionalities from users' point of view.
- Doesn't go too much into low-level details that are interesting for stream processing.
- Doesn't offer much for those that are already familiar with the Dataflow model and the log-centric architecture.

[Jonathan Hoyt]

A good quick overview of what Flink has to offer in the stream processing world.