<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <channel>
        <title>Aiven Blog | Francesco Tisiot</title>
        <link>https://aiven.io</link>
        <description>Head of Developer Experience at Aiven</description>
        <lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:40:38 GMT</lastBuildDate>
        <docs>https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html</docs>
        <generator>Aiven RSS</generator>
        <copyright>All rights reserved 2026, Aiven</copyright>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven Apps: Applications next to your data, where they belong]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-apps</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-apps</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Unify your code and data. Aiven Apps lets teams deliver real-time applications faster, without building new platforms. No lock-in. No custom pipelines. No egress surprises.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Developer Tier for Aiven for PostgreSQL® services]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/new-developer-tier-for-aiven-for-postgres</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/new-developer-tier-for-aiven-for-postgres</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Starting at $5 USD, the new Developer tier includes everything from the Free tier, with extra disk space, preserved uptime for idle services, and Basic support to keep you building without interruption.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Investing for growth in the data economy]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/investing-for-growth-in-the-data-economy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/investing-for-growth-in-the-data-economy</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Seizing Investment Opportunities in the Age of Data
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Skills and talent - the fuel powering the Europe’s data economy forward]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/skills-and-talent-the-fuel-powering-the-europes-data-economy-forward</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/skills-and-talent-the-fuel-powering-the-europes-data-economy-forward</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Empowering Europe's Data Economy: The Role of Skills and Talent]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Creating the Foundation to Unlock the Opportunity with AI]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/creating-the-foundation-to-unlock-the-opportunity-with-ai</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/creating-the-foundation-to-unlock-the-opportunity-with-ai</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From Data to Deployment: Creating a Strong Foundation for AI]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Is the Data Economy the World’s Greatest Operating Environment?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/is-the-data-economy-the-worlds-greatest-operating-environment</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/is-the-data-economy-the-worlds-greatest-operating-environment</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:42:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is the Data Economy the World’s Greatest Operating Environment?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Data Economy: A One Trillion Euro Windfall for Europe in 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-data-economy-a-one-trillion-euro-windfall-for-europe-in-2025</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-data-economy-a-one-trillion-euro-windfall-for-europe-in-2025</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Aiven Data Economy series explores the key drivers of the global data economy, featuring insights from leaders in startups, enterprises, investors, and Aiven experts.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Reverse your ETL: Stream BigQuery data to Aiven for Apache Kafka® with continuous queries]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/bigquery-changes-in-real-time-to-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/bigquery-changes-in-real-time-to-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[BigQuery continuous queries enable the reverse ETL pattern. You can now stream your enriched data from BigQuery back to the operational data layer using Aiven for Apache Kafka®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Jobin George</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Does Apache Kafka® really preserve message ordering?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-real-ordering</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-real-ordering</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:25:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We’re told that Apache Kafka® preserves message ordering per topic/partition, but how true is that, and how close can we come to making it true?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven's journey to enable a better Apache Flink® experience]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-flink-journey</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-flink-journey</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SQL, integrations, autocompletion, data preview and more - Aiven’s bringing good things to your Apache Flink® workflow]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[A SOFT methodology to define robust data platforms]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/a-soft-methodology-to-define-robust-data-platforms</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/a-soft-methodology-to-define-robust-data-platforms</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:52:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Making robust and future-proof decisions about your data setup can be complex. The SOFT methodology is here to guide you to the right choices for your needs.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[8 tips to speed up Apache Kafka® Connect development ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/8-tips-to-speed-up-apache-kafka-connect-development</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/8-tips-to-speed-up-apache-kafka-connect-development</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® Connect configuration might seem like dark magic at times. Read on to learn a few tips and take your developer experience to the next level. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Using PostgreSQL® JSON functions to navigate reviews of restaurants in India]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pg-json-indian-restaurants</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/pg-json-indian-restaurants</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:15:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Parsing semi-structured dataset in a relational database seems scary. Read on for how PostgreSQL® JSON functions allow your SQL queries to work with json and jsonb data.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PG Conf EU 2022 in a nutshell]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pg-conf-eu-2022-in-a-nutshell</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/pg-conf-eu-2022-in-a-nutshell</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PG Conf EU 2022 was a blast! Our team wrote this recap highlighting our favorite sessions and trends in the PostgreSQL® community we observed. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Ronan Dunklau</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is 'Current' with data streaming?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/current-2022-recap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/current-2022-recap</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Current 2022 was this year's successor to the Kafka Summit series of conferences. Read on to find out what our Aiven colleagues thought of this new event (hint: it was very good!).]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Olena Kutsenko</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Ben Gamble</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Use Aiven's metadata parser to understand how your data flows]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/metadata-parser</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/metadata-parser</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As the number of data assets and related technologies grows, figuring out how they relate gets harder. Find out about a new tool that can give useful insights.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Use your own connector with Twitter and Aiven for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/connecting-twitter-to-aiven-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/connecting-twitter-to-aiven-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What if Aiven doesn't provide the Apache Kafka® connector you want? Read on to learn how to use an external connector, to gather Twitter messages into Kafka.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Looking back at Kafka Summit 2022 London]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-summit-2022-recap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-summit-2022-recap</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read on to find out about the best bits of this year's London Kafka Summit, back as an in-person event.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Explore the new SEARCH and CYCLE features in PostgreSQL® 14]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/explore-the-new-search-and-cycle-features-in-postgresql-14</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/explore-the-new-search-and-cycle-features-in-postgresql-14</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Using recursive queries? Check out the new SEARCH and CYCLE features available in PostgreSQL 14 in this update to an earlier blog post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Manage Apache Kafka® Connect connectors with kcctl]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/manage-apache-kafka-connect-connectors-with-kcctl</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/manage-apache-kafka-connect-connectors-with-kcctl</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[kcctl lets you manage all your Apache Kafka Connect instances in one command line tool, whether on-prem, Aiven, or other clouds. Find out how to use it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Get started with Apache Superset and PostgreSQL®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/get-started-with-apache-superset-and-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/get-started-with-apache-superset-and-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how to use Apache Superset to create data visualizations from a PostgreSQL table in an Aiven environment - and use it to drive your business decisions.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The pursuit of happiness with Python and PostgreSQL®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-pursuit-of-happiness-with-python-and-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-pursuit-of-happiness-with-python-and-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The world and the data in it are seldom perfect. Read to find out how to clean up the data in your PostgreSQL® database so that it's usable for analysis.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven for PostgreSQL® change data capture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-for-postgresql-change-data-capture</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-for-postgresql-change-data-capture</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[(Updated) How does PostgreSQL capture changes in data? Read this post for a look at the methods available. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Streamline SQL Pipeline with Flink and Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/build-a-streaming-sql-pipeline-with-flink-and-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/build-a-streaming-sql-pipeline-with-flink-and-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® is the perfect base for a streaming application. Apache Flink® has the power of stateful data transformations. Together, they move data!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Analyzing Netflix shows with pgAdmin and PostgreSQL]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/analysing-netflix-shows-with-pgadmin-and-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/analysing-netflix-shows-with-pgadmin-and-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn to use pgAdmin with PostgreSQL by... watching movies? Find out more!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>