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January 6, 2026
CDC from Multi-Tenant Databases with Sub-Second Latency
How Streamkap handles CDC at scale across multi-tenant databases with thousands of schemas, delivering sub-second latency without managing Kafka or Flink.
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CDC from Multi-Tenant Databases with Sub-Second Latency
How Streamkap handles CDC at scale across multi-tenant databases with thousands of schemas, delivering sub-second latency without managing Kafka or Flink.
Streaming 400,000 Tables with Streamkap
How Limble solved data architecture complexity, maintenance overhead, and lowered costs.
Case Study: InHire Powers Real-Time AI Recruitment with Streamkap
How a Brazilian ATS leader InHire solved a data crisis in three weeks and built a cutting-edge, real-time AI platform without a single data engineer.
Real-Time Data Streaming with Snowflake: Unlocking Low-Latency Analytics and GenAI with Streamkap
Snowflake streaming is now cheaper than batch-1-second latency at 10x lower cost. Learn how Streamkap achieves 75% cost reduction.
The Evolution from Lambda to Kappa Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide
Kappa Architecture unifies streaming into a single model, eliminating Lambda's dual-layer complexity. Learn the key differences.
How to Stream MongoDB Data to Iceberg on AWS with Streamkap
Stream MongoDB to Iceberg on S3 for e-commerce analytics. Enable real-time discounts and dynamic inventory with minimal latency.
How to Stream AWS SQL Server Data to Iceberg on AWS with Streamkap
Stream SQL Server to Iceberg on S3 for AI/ML workflows. Leverage time-travel queries and optimized performance without complexity.
What’s New in Streamkap: 🧊 Apache Iceberg Connector
Real-time lakehouse, simplified with Apache Iceberg and Streamkap
Why Apache Iceberg? A Guide to Real-Time Data Lakes in 2025
Apache Iceberg brings SQL tables to cloud storage with ACID transactions and time travel. Learn why it's essential for 2025.
How to Stream AWS MySQL Data to Iceberg on AWS with Streamkap
Stream MySQL to Iceberg on S3 for real-time lakehouse analytics. Build scalable foundations with ACID transactions and schema evolution.
How to Stream AWS Postgres Data to Iceberg on AWS with Streamkap
Stream PostgreSQL to Iceberg on S3 in minutes. Build data lake architectures for predictive maintenance and equipment monitoring.
Migrating Data from Batch Ingestion to Streamkap: A Technical Deep Dive
At SpotOn, we had an existing pipeline that synchronized data from our production MongoDB to Snowflake. During peak demand, our customers require data to be as close to real-time as possible. To improve our latency (and reduce the cost of our maintenance and infrastructure), we started to look for a
What’s New in Streamkap: Read-Only Snapshot and Heartbeat Support
Responsive connectors, no replication lag or stuck offsets in low activity tables.
FAQ Apache Iceberg
Apache Iceberg adds ACID transactions and time travel to data lakes. Learn how Netflix uses it at petabyte scale for analytics.
How to Stream SQL Server to ClickHouse with Streamkap
As demand for real-time data insights grows, organizations need tools that can quickly move data from production applications into their data platforms.
How to Stream MySQL to Databricks with Streamkap
Modern data teams often face the challenge of making operational data from systems like AWS-hosted MySQL available in analytics platforms like Databricks with minimal delay.
How to Stream MongoDB to ClickHouse for Real-Time Analytics
Data-driven decision-making is only as effective as the systems that power it. Unfortunately, many traditional architectures can't keep pace with today’s e-commerce velocity.
How to Stream AWS MySQL Data to Google BigQuery with Streamkap
Modern data teams often face the challenge of making operational data from systems like AWS-hosted MySQL available in analytics platforms like Google BigQuery with minimal delay.
How to Stream DynamoDB to Databricks with Streamkap
Modern data practitioners face an increasingly complex challenge: ingesting data from diverse sources into multiple destinations at high velocity. As NoSQL databases have surged in popularity, teams struggle with fast, reliable data movement from these operational stores to analytics platforms.
Streaming Data from AWS MySQL to MotherDuck: Real-Time Analytics Made Simple
Stream MySQL data to MotherDuck for real-time analytics. Replace slow batch ETL with CDC streaming for faster financial analysis and market decisions.
How to Stream DynamoDB to MotherDuck with Streamkap
In today’s fast-paced business environment, having access to accurate data at the right moment is crucial for making informed decisions.
How to Stream SQL Server to Databricks with Streamkap
Modern data teams often face the challenge of making operational data from systems like AWS-hosted SQLServer available in analytics platforms like Databricks with minimal delay.
How to Stream Oracle to Snowflake with Streamkap
In a World Where Speed is King, Don’t Let Your Data Fall Behind When decisions can’t wait, neither should your data. Outdated processes are slowing you down—but they don’t have to anymore.
Why LLMs Fail at SQL: The Case for Semantic Layers
Why LLMs fail at business data questions - your data warehouse doesn't speak business language. Semantic layers might be the key.
How to Stream PostgreSQL to Databricks with Streamkap
In today’s fast-moving world, businesses need the right data at the right time to make smart decisions. But let’s face it—traditional data processing can be slow and complicated.
Startup Metrics Inflated 11x: Separating Real ARR from Hype
AI startups claim massive ARR numbers, but many don't hold up to scrutiny. $10M claimed versus $3M actual is an 11x gap.
Streamkap Empowers Nala Money to Optimize Real-Time Money Transfers to Africa
It's a Tuesday morning in London. You're rushing to catch the Tube when your phone buzzes. Your cousin in Lagos, Nigeria, needs money for emergency surgery, or the hospital won't admit her. You need to be able to send the money now and trust it will get there without any problems.
How to Stream MySQL to ClickHouse with Streamkap
In today’s fast-paced business world, speed isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. Decisions need to be made in real-time, but let’s face it: traditional data processing is clunky, slow, and overly complicated.
Will AI Replace Zapier? How MCP Threatens 8,000+ Integrations
Chegg's stock plunged 89% due to AI disruption. Now MCP threatens Zapier's 8,000+ integrations - will they adapt or decline?
How to Stream SQL Server to Snowflake with Streamkap
In an era demanding instant insights, your data can’t afford lag.When milliseconds determine outcomes, delayed data becomes a liability. Legacy systems throttle progress, but transformation is within reach.
Data Teams Must Prove ROI: Why Business Impact Beats Definitions
The ZIRP era is over - data teams must now prove their value through real outcomes, not debates about definitions.
How to Stream PostgreSQL to S3 with Streamkap
In today's ever-changing business climate, immediate access to reliable data is crucial for making sound decisions. However, traditional data processing methods are often too lengthy and slow to meet modern demands.
How to Stream DynamoDB to ClickHouse with Streamkap
In today’s fast-paced business environment, having access to accurate data at the right moment is crucial for making informed decisions.
Change Data Capture for Streaming ETL
Change Data Capture refers to the process of capturing changes made to data in a source system such as a database, so that these change events can be used in the destination system, such as a data warehouse, data lake, data app, machine learning models, indexes, or caches.
Streamkap vs Airbyte: Managed Real-Time CDC vs Open-Source ETL
Compare Streamkap and Airbyte for data integration. Understand the trade-offs between managed real-time CDC and open-source batch ETL to choose the right platform.
Streamkap vs AWS DMS: Real-Time CDC Platform Comparison
Compare Streamkap and AWS Database Migration Service for CDC and data replication. Understand latency, features, and when to choose each platform.
Streamkap vs Confluent: Purpose-Built CDC vs Kafka Platform
Compare Streamkap and Confluent for real-time CDC. Understand when you need a full Kafka platform vs a focused CDC solution for data warehouses and lakes.
Streamkap vs Debezium: Managed CDC vs Self-Hosted Open Source
Compare Streamkap's managed CDC platform with self-hosted Debezium. Same proven technology, dramatically different operational experience.
Streamkap vs Estuary: Real-Time CDC Platform Comparison
Compare Streamkap and Estuary for real-time data integration and CDC. Understand features, pricing, and architecture differences to choose the right platform.
Streamkap vs Fivetran: The Complete 2025 Comparison for Real-Time Data Teams
An in-depth comparison of Streamkap and Fivetran for CDC and data integration. Compare pricing, latency, features, and use cases to choose the right platform.
AWS RDS PostgreSQL Set Up
AWS RDS PostgreSQL stands out as one of the most widely used production databases. Its global adoption and everyday usage have prompted Amazon to make it exceptionally user-friendly. New users can set up an RDS PostgreSQL instance from scratch in just a few minutes.
Databricks Warehouse Set Up
Getting started with Databricks is a breeze, regardless of your experience level. This guide provides clear instructions on how to create a new account or use your existing credentials, ensuring a smooth and efficient streaming process.
How to Stream Data From AWS PostgreSQL to Databricks
In today’s fast-moving world, businesses need the right data at the right time to make smart decisions. But let’s face it—traditional data processing can be slow and complicated.
Streamkap Set Up
To connect Streamkap to AWS RDS PostgreSQL, we need to ensure the database is configured to accept traffic from Streamkap by safelisting Streamkap’s IP addresses in the PostgreSQL instance.
Change Data Capture (CDC) Tutorial: Get Started in Minutes
Learn how Change Data Capture enables real-time data synchronization between your databases and data warehouses.
Kafka Alternatives: Improving Your Data Pipelines
Let’s explore why Streamkap is a superior alternative to vanilla Kafka and compare it with other alternatives.
Optimizing Snowflake for Lower Costs with the Snowpipe Streaming API
With Snowpipe Streaming, Streamkap can provide cost-effective real-time streaming connectivity and performance at a fraction of the competition’s cost — interoperable and Snowflake-ready.
DynamoDB ETL and Rockset migration with Streamkap
Let’s look at the advantages of DynamoDB ETL and Rockset migration with Streamkap.
How Streamkap Reduced Niche.com's Data Latency from 24 Hours to Near Real-Time
Streamkap helped Niche.com reduce their data latency by 95%, slash their data infrastructure costs, and transition from moving limited data to their entire set in less than a day of implementation.
Streamkap Raises $3.3M to Bring Real-Time Data at a Fraction of the Cost to Businesses
Streamkap, a real-time data streaming provider, announced it has raised $3.3 million in seed and pre-seed funding for its low-cost, low-maintenance streaming ETL platform.
Fivetran Alternative: Real-Time Streaming at 8x Cheaper
Streamkap is the Fivetran alternative for streaming
Streamkap Enables Fleetio to Ditch Weekend Data Maintenance for Reliable, Real-Time Streaming
Find out how Streamkap enabled a leading fleet management software company to make the switch from batch processing to real-time streaming data.
Streamkap and SpotOn: A Partnership for Real-Time Data for Payments in Restaurants & Retail
As one of the fastest-growing software and payment companies, SpotOn needed a better way to scale their data batch-processing.
Streaming MongoDB to Snowflake with Snowpipe Streaming and Dynamic Tables and Lowering Costs
This hands-on guide is for data teams who wish to ingest data from MongoDB to a Snowflake data warehouse with sub-second latency and cost savings to boot.
Streaming MySQL to Snowflake with Snowpipe Streaming and Dynamic Tables to Save Money
This hands-on guide is for data teams who wish to ingest data from MySQL to a Snowflake data warehouse with sub-second latency and save on ETL costs.
Streaming PostgreSQL to Snowflake with Snowpipe Streaming and Dynamic Tables for Lower Costs
This hands-on guide is for data teams who wish to ingest data from PostgreSQL to a Snowflake data warehouse with sub-second latency and sub-budget costs.
Streaming with Change Data Capture to ClickHouse
We’re excited to announce our new ClickHouse database connector for streaming CDC (Change Data Capture) data into ClickHouse.
Snowflake Snowpipe Streaming with Change Data Capture (CDC)
How to use Snowpipe Streaming to stream Change Data Capture (CDC) to Snowflake
Batch Processing vs Real-Time Stream Processing
There is a big movement underway in the migration from batch ETL to real-time streaming ETL but what does that mean? How do these methods compare? While real-time data streaming has many advantages over batch processing, it is not always the right choice depending on the use case so let's take a loo
Streaming with Change Data Capture into BigQuery
How to stream data into BigQuery