Big Data Technology & Architecture

Mar 14, 2019 · Big Data

Understanding Stream‑Table Duality: How Apache Flink Provides a SQL API Using MySQL Binlog

This article explains why the native streaming engine Apache Flink can offer a SQL API by showing that MySQL binlog events form a time‑stamped data stream that can be replayed as a dynamic table, establishing a lossless stream‑table duality useful for both batch and streaming queries.