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The Streaming Era's Identity Crisis (And What Comes After)

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We've been telling ourselves a story about the streaming era's identity crisis (and what comes after) that no longer matches the data. Time to update.

What's changing

What's tricky is that the leading indicators are noisy. Vendor revenue is up, but so is churn. Talent moves both ways. Job postings list contradictory requirements. The strongest signal is what experienced practitioners do with their own…

Why it matters

What's tricky is that the leading indicators are noisy. Vendor revenue is up, but so is churn. Talent moves both ways. Job postings list contradictory requirements. The strongest signal is what experienced practitioners do with their own…

What to do about it

Three quiet trends are converging: cheaper compute, better tooling, and a new generation of operators who grew up with these tools as defaults. Each was a slow burn on its own. Together they compound, and that compounding is what most…

The takeaway

We don't need another framework — we need a better default. For most teams, the right move is to test the contrarian position with one project and let the results decide.

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We've been telling ourselves a story about the streaming era's identity crisis (and what comes after) that no longer matches the data. Time…

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