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Confluent
DNAnexusDNAnexus Standardizes Event Streams on Confluent
DNAnexus, an information technology organization in the United States, uses Apache Kafka from Confluent to support real-time operations for platform engineers.
DNAnexus folded Apache Kafka into real-time operations so platform engineers share one view of event streams.
“Information Technology work at DNAnexus spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in the United States.”
“Platform engineers asked for a shared way to run real-time operations without freezing local judgment.”
Independent write-up. Figures come from public sources or are illustrative.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Productivity | Fewer stalled items because event streams has a clear owner |
| Risk and compliance | Apache Kafka is the governed place platform engineers use for real-time operations |
| Capability | New joiners can see how real-time operations actually runs |
Story
Information Technology work at DNAnexus spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in the United States. Event streams was splitting across regional habits. Platform engineers asked for a shared way to run real-time operations without freezing local judgment.
Confluent (Apache Kafka) is what they standardized on. Confluent is the data streaming platform built around Apache Kafka, used to move events between applications in real time. DNAnexus uses it as the system of record for event streams, with platform engineers as the primary operators and other groups coming in through the same queue.
Leaders get a picture they can actually walk. Teams get fewer mystery statuses. The story is about operating change, not an unpublished percentage.
