Streambased

Streambased A.S.K. is a SQL-based analytics service for Apache Kafka compatible data streaming platforms. By removing the need for complicated setup, management, and deployment steps, Streambased lets you query Kafka data with all your favorite tools without ever having to move the data.

Streambased offers a no-signup and zero-deployment experience, letting you connect directly to your Kafka data. Key features include DOS protection via client quotas, schema registry for data structure, and Kafka ACLs and RBAC for access management.

The service speeds up Kafka data access for analytics with features like:

• Topic statistics: Keeps statistics on the underlying streaming structures for better query planning.
• Pre-aggregation: Computes expensive aggregates ahead of time for better query performance.
• Predicate pushdown: Pushes predicates down to the read layer to minimize the amount of data read from Kafka.

Streambased offers zero-signup and zero-deployment, letting data engineers access Kafka data without a lot of setup. This means predictive models and business insights can be developed and run securely. You can retrain models to get more accurate results, drill down into all the events that led to a conclusion, and monitor previously dark areas of the business.

Streambased connects directly to your Kafka data, requiring only two lines of configuration to connect:

%load_ext sql
%sql trino://streambased-server:8080/kafka

or:

jdbc:trino://streambased-server:8080

or:

Driver={Simba Trino};Host=streambased-server;Port=8080

Streambased keeps statistics on the underlying streaming structures, supports pre-aggregation for high-performance queries, and pushes predicates down to the read layer to minimize the amount of data read from Kafka. It also supports DOS protection via client quotas and uses Kafka ACLs and RBAC for access management.

Streambased offers a free service, but for dedicated services and on-premise deployments, you can contact them directly. By making Kafka data more accessible and analyzable, Streambased speeds up business insights and improves the accuracy of predictive models.

Published on June 21, 2024