⚡ Real-time & Streaming

Stateful Processing

A stream processing technique where the application remembers information across multiple events in time.

In streaming, 'stateless' operations just look at one event. 'Stateful' operations (like a running sum or tracking a user session) require the engine to keep local state. Flink is famous for its robust state management.

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Sainath Reddy

Data Engineer at Anblicks
🎯 4+ years experience