Some time ago, the concept of event streaming was not that widespread. In addition to that, the platforms provided were much fewer than today, and required more technical depth to set up and operate. However, as time passed, those platforms matured, community grew, the documentation was improved and the rest of the world started to wake up to the advantages these platforms can bring to address the real-time experiences businesses need. And Apache Pulsar is a great example.
The ingredients of competitive advantage and differentiation tend to evolve over time. Throughout history they have included access to capital, raw materials, labor; they have been based on economies of scale and economies of scope. At IDC, it is our contention that the new basis for differentiation will be economies of intelligence.