Aiven's journey to enable a better Apache Flink® experience

Aiven has introduced a fully-managed Apache Flink® service that provides a SQL interface to define streaming and batch data transformation pipelines on top of various technologies like Apache Kafka®, PostgreSQL® or OpenSearch®. The company's journey with Apache Flink began when it needed a tool for unifying pipeline definition across different backend technologies. Since the first release of Aiven for Apache Flink beta, several improvements have been made to enhance the developer experience, including an abstraction layer on top of Apache Flink SQL, smoother pipeline definition, faster definition and reuse, tighter control on deployments, improved lifecycle management, and more. The future of Aiven for Apache Flink includes adding new integration and connection capabilities, integrating all upcoming Flink SQL features, and accommodating new use cases and needs from existing and new customers.