
Real-Time Analytics: When Streaming Systems Are Worth the Cost
You know that moment when someone asks “do we really need real-time analytics?” in a meeting, and everyone stares at their laptops awkwardly? Yeah. Let’s fix that conversation with some actual data. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: real-time analytics systems are expensive. They demand infrastructure, operational complexity, and specialized talent that doesn’t grow on trees. But they’re also the difference between catching fraud in milliseconds versus discovering it three days later when your accounting team notices something weird....
