When dealing with large volumes of data on Kafka, every incoming message adds load to the network and client applications. The Lightstreamer Kafka Connector introduces an efficient filtering mechanism, ensuring that only relevant messages are forwarded to clients based on their specific requests, rather than indiscriminately transmitting the entire data stream of a topic.This approach…
TL;DR Under the same test conditions, even on a modest server with 4 cores and 8 GiB of RAM, the Lightstreamer Kafka Connector demonstrated the ability to scale to hundreds of thousands of concurrent clients, significantly surpassing the scalability of direct connections to the Kafka broker. Introduction In this article, we’ll explore the performance and…
We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the Lightstreamer family: the Lightstreamer Kafka Connector, now available to you at no additional cost! As many of you are aware, the Apache Kafka® platform is the industry standard for distributed event streaming, used by 80% of Fortune 100 companies. It excels in creating high-performance data…
In the digital age, where information moves faster than ever, real-time data streaming has become a cornerstone of modern software development. From financial markets to social media feeds, the demand for live, up-to-the-second data is ubiquitous. Enter Lightstreamer: a robust server engineered to meet this demand by delivering real-time data to any Internet-connected device, anywhere…
The landscape of spatial computing is advancing with significant strides, and at the forefront is Apple’s Vision Pro headset, a remarkable innovation powered by the newly introduced visionOS. This operating system, revealed at WWDC 2023, is Apple’s latest venture into the realm of augmented and virtual reality, bringing a new level of immersion and interactivity…
Spring Boot is an ideal framework for building stand-alone applications that implement remote adapters for Lightstreamer. There are several compelling reasons for choosing Spring Boot in this context: 1. Simplicity and Speed: Spring Boot simplifies the development process by providing a wide range of pre-configured templates, which significantly speeds up application setup and deployment. This is…
If you are new to Lightstreamer, it’s a real-time messaging server that allows data to be pushed to mobile, web, and desktop applications in real-time. Its optimized transmission algorithms make it the right choice for applications that require low-latency data delivery, such as financial trading, online gaming, and data streaming services. Excel is a popular…
We are thrilled to announce a momentous new release of Lightstreamer, encompassing both the Lightstreamer Server and all the Lightstreamer Client SDKs and Adapter SDKs. This significant update introduces groundbreaking features and improvements, enhancing the overall performance and functionality of Lightstreamer. Brand New Client SDKs Based on the Unified Client Model We have taken a…
This blog post continues the series of examples through which we want to show various technologies that can be used as a data source to power a Lightstreamer Data Adapter and, in turn, dispatch the data to multiple clients connected to the Lightstreamer server all around the internet.
We’re excited to announce the release of our newest demo. And no, this time it’s not a stock-list demo 😉
We switched things up a bit, and the new demo simulates a very simple departures board with a few rows showing real-time flight information to passengers of a hypothetical airport.
We recently introduced the Lightstreamer Flutter plugin to respond to the increasing requests dictated by the incredible success that the Flutter framework for creating multi-platform applications has been encountering for some years now. You can find the plugin in the official package repository for Dart and Flutter apps: https://pub.dev/packages/lightstreamer_flutter_client What is Flutter? Flutter is an open-source framework created by…
We are proud to announce that Lightstreamer 7.3 has been publicly released. You can download it right now from https://www.lightstreamer.com/download/ The official Docker image and the Amazon EC2 AMI are available too. Lightstreamer 7.3 and the most recent client and adapter SDKs bring many improvements and fixes, mainly covering performance and features. Below are some…