This blog provides a brief history of Ververica, our vision, and why you should choose Ververica for your streaming data needs.
From Concept to Code
You may already be familiar with Ververica as the original creators of Apache Flink®, but if not, let’s start at the beginning…
Similar to Apache Spark™, Flink originated from an academic project. In 2009, the “Stratosphere” student research project at the Technical University of Berlin set out to develop the next generation Big Data Analytics platform. While Flink has since evolved far beyond its initial scope, its roots lie in academia with the mission to: “Write like a programming language, execute like a database.”
Starting in 2009, our founders were hard at work developing a prototype and, in 2014, Apache Flink was born; their journey culminated in the donation of Flink to the Apache Software Foundation.
At the same time, Ververica (formerly known as Data Artisans) was formed to support the Flink project and make it successful both in the open-source community and commercially. We continued to develop Apache Flink, extending its feature set, improving its usability and, of course, fixing bugs.
In 2015, we made the pivot to focus on stream processing and real-time data - and never looked back! By 2016, more and more companies began relying on Apache Flink for business critical tasks creating a tipping point for Apache Flink adoption.
Ververica announced our first proprietary product in 2017, called Veverica Platform, which provided tooling and expert help with Apache Flink, making deployment and management easier.
Flash forward to 2024 and the upcoming 10-year Apache Flink celebration at Flink Forward Berlin and launch of our new Streaming Data Platform deployments.
Stream Processing for Everyone
Flink today is considered the de facto gold standard streaming solution and it has more than ten years of continuous development from community members. The rise in Flink’s popularity and growth over time proves just how critical the technology is. But like all software, it too must continue to adapt to new pressures that arise over time.
In the span of ten years, the world of data streaming has naturally progressed and looks very different today than it did in the past. These advancements in stream processing led us to think about how we could evolve and adapt Apache Flink to meet the requirements of the modern era. So, we intentionally set out to democratize stream processing and make it easily accessible for everyone, not just those with expertise and unlimited budgets or resources.
The result: We built VERA.
Ververica Runtime Assembly (VERA) is our engine that operationalizes streaming data – moving it, processing it, and storing it – to provide a one-stop shop for all your organization’s data streaming needs. VERA lies at the heart of our Streaming Data Platform, which makes it easy for you to harness insights from your data, at any scale.
You're in Good Hands with Ververica
At Ververica, our vision is to empower organizations to fully realize the value of their data through stream processing technologies.
We are continuously innovating and pushing the boundaries of data streaming and processing solutions, which allows us to provide unparalleled customer service and foster a vibrant ecosystem of partners and developers. By consistently open-sourcing our innovations and giving them back to the community, we enable businesses to speed up application development, streamline operations, and boost agility to better drive innovation and meet evolving customer needs.
With our advanced Streaming Data Platform powered by VERA (the engine that revolutionizes Apache Flink), customers can harness data to solve any business problem at scale while maintaining SLAs. This platform leverages advanced data streaming capabilities in real-time or on the Lakehouse, making it possible to connect, process, govern and analyze data across infinite use cases.
If you’re interested in learning more about Ververica or trying out our Streaming Data Platform, please contact us.
More Resources
- Curious to learn more about Ververica's Streaming Data Platform powered by the VERA engine? Check out the docs.
- Ververica is proud to organize Flink Forward, the conference dedicated to all things Apache Flink and Streaming Data. Join the Flink community at Flink Forward Berlin 2024 in October. Learn more and register.
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