Interview with Xintong Song, Flink Forward Berlin Program Committee Member
Description:
Recently, Ververica sat down with Xintong Song, a Flink Forward Berlin Program Committee Member, to discuss why Flink Forward is a special event for the Apache Flink® community, and get his tips on how to submit a winning talk to join the stage in Berlin.
Hear first hand what he thinks the major talk trends will be, and get hints about the types of talks the Program Committee is looking forward to hopefully including on the Flink Forward stage this year, including:
Simplification of data architecture using Apache Flink
Unification of streaming and batch processes
How businesses solve major data streaming use cases
How AI and Flink are building the future of engineering projects
And more!
Do you have a data streaming story to share? The Call for Presentations is open until 17 May 2024.
Submit here: https://sessionize.com/flink-forward-...
About Flink Forward
The Apache Flink® Conference returns to Berlin, Germany 21 - 24 October 2024!
Ververica, the organizers of Flink Forward events, is proud to celebrate Apache Flink's 10-year anniversary - right back to the heart of where it all started - Berlin!
Flink Forward brings data streaming communities together to learn, network, and share experiences and best practices in stream processing, real time analytics, event-driven applications, and the management of mission-critical Flink deployments in production. This year, we’re planning a very special event, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Apache Flink®. Now is your chance to be part of this keystone event and join us onstage as a Speaker for Flink Forward Berlin 2024!
Learn more about Flink Forward: https://www.flink-forward.org/
Check out the Flink Forward YouTube channel here:
/ @flinkforward
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:53 As a PMC member and contributor to Apache Flink, what inspired you to get involved in the project, and what keeps you engaged?
03:28 Could you tell me what key challenges you foresee in selecting talks for Flink Forward? And what advice may you give to those interested in submitting a talk?
08:08 Could you share any personal experience or insights that have shaped the way or your perspective on the importance of events like Flink Forward.
10:49 Any interactions you've noticed from the community on topics or areas of interest. Do you believe that might be currently underrepresented and Flink Forward discussions that might be something to consider for the future?
11:20 Any topics on certain topics you think are most important, or of high interest to the community?
12:00 What do you think are the biggest opportunities for Apache Flink in the next decade and how can events like Flink Forward support its growth?
About Ververica
Proud organizers of Flink Forward events, Ververica is the company founded by the original creators of the open source stream processing framework Apache Flink®. Ververica's mission is to power the core business of every company with cutting-edge real-time stream processing technology. In order to do that, the team at Ververica focuses on building the best technology available for stream processing, while at the same time creating a global and open community around this technology.
We build and develop Ververica Platform, a stream processing platform that enables every enterprise to power their real-time business and use a production-grade streaming infrastructure while at the same time we actively contribute and participate in the open source Apache Flink community, the underlying technology framework of Ververica Platform itself.
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Learn more about Flink Forward: https://www.flink-forward.org/