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Saudi AramcoHow Saudi Aramco Runs Applied Machine Learning on Apache Kafka
Saudi Aramco, an energy organization in Saudi Arabia, uses Apache Kafka from Confluent to support applied machine learning for data scientists and ML engineers.
Saudi Aramco folded Apache Kafka into applied machine learning so data scientists and ML engineers share one view of feature pipelines.
“Energy work at Saudi Aramco spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in Saudi Arabia.”
“Data scientists and ML engineers asked for a shared way to run applied machine learning without freezing local judgment.”
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Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Productivity | Handoffs in applied machine learning sit in a shared queue instead of a mailbox trail |
| Risk and compliance | Apache Kafka is the governed place data scientists and ML engineers use for applied machine learning |
| Capability | New joiners can see how applied machine learning actually runs |
Story
Energy work at Saudi Aramco spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in Saudi Arabia. Feature pipelines was splitting across regional habits. Data scientists and ML engineers asked for a shared way to run applied machine learning without freezing local judgment.
Confluent (Apache Kafka) is what they standardized on. Confluent is the data streaming platform built around Apache Kafka, used to move events between applications in real time. Saudi Aramco uses it as the system of record for feature pipelines, with data scientists and ML engineers as the primary operators and other groups coming in through the same queue.
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