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Event based message using kafka
October 12, 2023

Event based message using kafka

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Event Streams

Our primary implementations covered two user cases: 1. Analytics implementation to keep eye on the traffic flow & logs coming from users to help identify the problems in shorter time and make decisions for improvements. 2. Use of event transmission between different types of technologies and stacks that are usually not easily embeddable with each other.
  • based on Kafka and open source so you can tailor it to your need
  • better integration with Apache applications
  • best for analyzing events and logs
  • documentation and knowledge base
  • insights for users by giving examples how it can be used
  • improved marketing and product visibility will help for convincing more clients. A lot of them never heard of it and are hesitant to adopt.
  • Easy monitoring based on logs to detect downtimes.
  • Find bugs/ areas of improvements on client end.
  • identify traffic patterns.
They have a limited product visibility and knowledgebase. So it have been very difficult to implement if they didn't go for extending existing integrations. It makes it easier and faster to implement with less on boarding time. you won't have to jump into a new world of complexity. One major thing in its favorability.

Do you think IBM Event Streams delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Event Streams's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Event Streams live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Event Streams go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Event Streams again?

Yes

We used it in two cases, and it went pretty good with both. We used it for analytics and logging alongside event-based communication between different tech-stacks.

One thing that users need to keep in mind is that it has a limited knowledgebase and will need a good understanding of Kafka to use it efficiently. So choose it carefully and when its needed.