This document provides an overview of a webinar on driving business transformation with real-time analytics using Apache Kafka and KSQL. The webinar features presentations from Nick Dearden of Confluent, John Thuma of Arcadia Data, and Thomas Clarke of RCG Global Services. It discusses how Kafka and KSQL can be used together to enable real-time data processing and analytics. It also highlights how Arcadia Data provides a BI tool for KSQL that allows for easy drag-and-drop dashboarding on streaming data. RCG then discusses its approach to digital transformation and data architecture services. The webinar concludes with a Q&A section.

1. Driving Business Transformation
with Real-Time Analytics Using Apache
Kafka and KSQL
Nick Dearden, Director of Stream Processing, Confluent
John Thuma, Director, BI Solutions, Arcadia Data
Thomas Clarke, Principal, RCG Global Services

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Speakers
Nick Dearden
Director of Stream Processing, Confluent
Nick is a technology and product leader at Confluent, where he enjoys leveraging many years of experience in the world of data
and analytic systems to help design and explain the power of a streaming platform for every business. Prior to Confluent, he led
the data platform group for a leading online real-estate seller and was chief architect for a cloud-based financial analytics
platform. His early career stretches all the way back through multiple data warehouse and business intelligence adventures to
the green-screen days of mainframe banking systems.
John Thuma
Director, BI Solutions, Arcadia Data
John Thuma is currently the Director of BI Solutions at Arcadia Data. With 25 years of field experience, John has developed
solutions for multiple vertical industries including: banking/financial services, retail, life-sciences, and others. John has also led
very complex initiatives for Microsoft Corporation, SAP, and other software companies throughout all phases of the system
development life cycle.
Thomas Clarke
Principal, RCG Global Services
Thomas Clarke has over 25 years of experience in business and IT consulting. He has successfully delivered complex
strategic roadmap, digital transformation, solution architecture, custom development, and integration projects at leading
companies in a variety of industries. Previous clients include AT&T, Daimler Chrysler, EMC, Ford Motor Company, General
Motors, Johnson Controls, Kraft Foods, Lufthansa, Sprint Canada, UPS and Walgreens. Specialized skills in business
strategy, digital transformation, governance, solution development, big data, and data analytics.

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Session Overview
● This session will be one hour in length
● The last 10-15 minutes will be reserved for Q&A
● Submit questions by entering them into the GoToWebinar panel
● The slides and recording will be available after the event

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Nick
1. cake diagram
2. ksql 2 slides

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Nick
explain how the 3 components here all fit together to form a solution

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ksql addt’l slide 1

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ksql addt’l slide 2

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10. Arcadia Data. Proprietary and Confidential
The First & Only BI
tool for KSQL!

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What is the time value of data in your enterprise?
The Big Question?

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How is Arcadia Data Different?
Arcadia Data is a Single Pane of Glass - BI on Real-Time
No Data
Movement
Simple Security
– LDAP –
Sentry/Ranger
RBAC
Confluent KSQL
Integration
Rapid
Prototyping
Business Self
Service
Embeddable
Apps
Job /
Scheduling
Big Data Can
be Fast!
Natural
Language
Processing
(Search)

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Flip the 80/20 Rule for Real-time AnalyticsEFFORT
TIME & COST
EFFORT
TIME & COST
BEFORE: ARCADIA DATA / CONFLUENT KSQL MODERN: ARCADIA DATA / CONFLUENT KSQL
• Deep Programing Talent
• Deep Apache Kafka Talent
• Deep Visualization Talent
• More Technology
• More People
• More Costs
• Business Process Integration
• Business Optimization
• Value Measurement
• Training
• Confluent – KSQL - Cloud
• Arcadia Data KSQL Integration
• Less Technology
• Commoditize Real-time
• Business Users Participate
• Time Value of Data?
• Reduced
Time & Cost
• Focus on
Other
Projects
Business Integration SavingsDevelopment

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Data Ingest Enterprise Data Hub
Real-Time Store
Collection
Endpoint
Collection
Endpoint
Collection
Endpoint
Historical Store
Event
Type
Event
Type
MONITORED
EVENTS
Alerts &
Notifications
Dashboards
& Visuals
Historical &
Real-Time Disconnected
Extract/Transform/Loa
d
Not Real Time - Latency - Data Copies - Security
A Different Approach

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Easy Drag & Drop Real Time Experience
Simple Real-time Dashboards
- KSQL Connection Built-in
- 100% Drag and Drop
- Customization Pallets
- Visual Intelligence/Visual Selection
- Natural Language Processing
- Search Based BI

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What Can Search Do for You?

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Arcadia
Big Data does not have to be slow!
DBA
Arcadia Data Smart Acceleration
TM
“DBA in a Box”

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REDO SLIDE

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▪Benchmark run by Arcadia Data, reviewed by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
▪Report written by ESG.
▪Tests show Arcadia Enterprise:
▪Accelerated the example dashboards from 21x to 88x.
▪Scaled nearly linearly up to 95 concurrent sessions.
Arcadia Data Performance Benchmark Report
Report available at
https://www.arcadiadata.com/resources

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Arcadia Data KSQL Quickstart Pack…Try it yourself
GET THE DOWNLOAD HERE:
https://www.arcadiadata.com/product/streaming-visualizations
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
• Installation (15 Minutes)
• Building your first KSQL App!

21. Arcadia Data. Proprietary and Confidential
The First & Only BI
tool for KSQL!

22. RCG
Global Services®
The RCG Difference
© 2018 RCG. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential.
Strategy, Architecture,
Implementation,
Analytics and
Sustainment
CUSTOMER
CENTRIC
Rigorous, predictable
approach to achieve a
tailored solution
DESIGN &
IMPLEMENT
ATION
Business Results
Focus with
Business
Executives
BUSINESS
DRIVEN
1,200+ associates
internationally
averaging over
10 years experience
PEOPLE &
CULTURE
FOUNDED
IN 1974
More than 250
clients, including 25
Fortune 100
INDUSTRY
EXPERTISE
Healthcare, Retail
Financial Services,
Entertainment &
Hospitality and Energy
Ideas. Realized.®

23. RCG
Global Services®
RCG & Modern Data
© 2018 RCG. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential.
•RCG has delivered dozens of Fortune 500 Big Data
engagements
•Platinum-tier Implementation Partnerships
•RCG|enable® Data Ingestion & Delivery
•RCG|enable® Industry Solutions
➢ Over 250 Certifications
➢ RCG’s Big Data partners

24. RCG
Global Services®
RCG’s Approach to Digital Transformation
© 2018 RCG. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential.
DBRDigital Business
Roadmap: Strategy for
business process change
and technology
alignment
DNAAt the heart of the digital
transformation is
real-time Data and
Analytics
DOJStrategic Planning and
Program Management
for the migration to a
DevOps culture
MSDRepeatable, strategies,
processes and
optimizations for
Managed Services
Delivery
AMAPredictable, Agile,
Native Mobile & Web
App Development
NGTNext Generation Testing
with a foundation for
automation with AI

25. RCG
Global Services®
Digital Business Roadmap
© 2018 RCG. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential.
DBRDigital Business
Roadmap: Strategy for
business process change
and technology
alignment
Highly collaborative,
objective process
designed to define
business transformation
through review of current
business models, related
business processes &
current capabilities and
provide an actionable,
scalable, transformational
plan
Approach
• Collect Findings
• Identify Drivers
• Assess & Categorize Opportunities
• Prioritize & Rank
• Develop Roadmap
• Plan Implementation Initiatives
Outcomes
• Aligned Business & IT Strategies
• Deeper Understanding of Current
Gaps
• Extended & Clearer Future State
Vision
• Easier Stakeholder
Communications
• Reduced Project Risks
• Reliable & Flexible Long-term Plan

26. RCG
Global Services®
Data & Analytics
© 2018 RCG. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential.
DNAAt the heart of the digital
transformation is
real-time Data and
Analytics
Acquiring data, making it
ready, and using advanced
analytics in real time is the
key to a successful digital
business. Moving from
today’s limited,
time-delayed, on-prem
business intelligence to
on-prem or cloud-based
real time actions requires a
new approach.
Advanced Analytics Strategy
Identifies opportunities to use
advanced & automated analytics
Data & Analytics Management
Ensures data and analytics are
ready for advanced & automated
real-time actions with effective
governance and management
Data-centric Development
Supports many different data
types, analytic use cases,
machine learning, advanced
analytics, and more with data
curation
Value Realization
Develops real-time analytics
using advanced analytics like
statistical analysis, relationship/
graph analysis, machine learning,
and AI
Agile Real-Time
Analytics
Website
SCM
CRM
ERP
Ingest
Enterprise Data Lake
RAW
Source-like
CONFORMED
Enterprise ID, Cleansed
REFINED
Object Structured
PUBLISHED
Purpose-specific
Finance
CURATED DATA
CONTENT
Productionized
Data & Analytics
ANALYTICS FRAMEWORK
DESCRIPTIVE DIAGNOSTIC PREDICTIVE PRESCRIPTIVE
What
happened
What will
happen next
What action
to take
Why it
happened
Advanced Analytics
Visualized Data
Management

27. RCG
Global Services®
Data and Analytics
Data and Architecture
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Data & Analytics
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Analyzed the impact of competitors
locations on sales and profits
TEXT ANALYTICS
Used text analytics to parse, store, and
match resumes to job opportunities
FINANCIAL & AUDIT
Created data lake and consolidated
General Ledger data for financial
reporting and Audit
CUSTOMER RETENTION ANALYSIS
Analysis to identify customer retention
patterns and reduce churn and loss of
customers
BUSINESS OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
Near real-time analysis of business
operations to manage inventories,
adjust pricing, and manage promotions
CAPITAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Analytics to produce investment
options with greater ROIC and twice
the confidence of the existing process
EDW OFFLOAD
Identified and offloaded terabytes of
data from legacy EDW and associated
processing
DATA GOVERNANCE
Created the framework & structure
for Master Data Management, Data
Governance and Data Management
DATA INGESTION
Designed and implemented a data
ingestion framework, allowing loading
of data from different types of sources
HADOOP EVALUATION & SELECTION
Performed detailed Hadoop vendor
evaluation and Selection
HADOOP CONFIGURATION
Installed and configured Hadoop and
supporting products
HADOOP SECURITY
Designed and implemented Security
architecture (Kerberos, AD, Ranger)

28. Demonstration
REAL-TIME CREDIT FRAUD ANALYSIS
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Q & A

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Resources and Next Steps
https://confluent.io
https://cnfl.io/ksql
https://cnfl.io/slack
#ksql
#confluent-cloud

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Thank you for joining us!