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Azure Event Hubs

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Big-data streaming platform and event ingestion service that receives and processes millions of events per second, compatible with Apache Kafka.

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Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

2026-07-15

Azure Event Hubs is Microsoft's high-throughput event streaming platform, built to ingest and process millions of events per second with low latency. In this episode, we explain what Azure Event Hubs is, how it works, and why it's a critical service for…

IoT Hub vs Event Hubs — Why Most Manufacturers Pick the…

2026-10-23

1. THE SHOP FLOOR SYMPTOM & CORE CHALLENGETeams frequently send plant telemetry into Azure using whatever service sounds right in initial workshops, only to discover months later that the data path cannot support actual plant operations. This often results in…

Microsoft Graph Change Notifications - Simply Explained

2026-07-24

Welcome to another episode of Knowledge Nuggets with Mirko Peters. Today we're exploring Microsoft Graph Change Notifications, one of the most important capabilities for building modern, event-driven Microsoft 365 applications. Imagine your application needs…

Azure Event Grid - Simply Explained

2026-10-25

Learn Azure Event Grid in plain English. Discover event-driven architecture, push vs pull delivery, retries, and how it compares to Event Hubs and Service Bus. Azure Event Grid is the part of Azure that tells your apps what already happened. A file lands in…

2026-07-15 – Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained2026-07-24 – Microsoft Graph Change Notifications - Simply Explained2026-10-23 – IoT Hub vs Event Hubs — Why Most Manufacturers Pick the…2026-10-25 – Azure Event Grid - Simply Explained2026-072026-10
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What is Azure Event Hubs?

Azure Event Hubs is a managed platform for real-time data streaming. It ingests large volumes of events with low latency and distributes them to consumers. · From the episode: Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

Why use Event Hubs instead of batch processing?

Batch jobs mean your data is always a day behind. With sensors and apps producing constant events, users expect instant responses, which streaming provides. · From the episode: Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

Does Event Hubs process the data itself?

No. The episode says it is the pipe, not the processing engine. It ingests and distributes data, and you pair it with Functions, Stream Analytics or Databricks. · From the episode: Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

What are partitions in Event Hubs?

Partitions enable parallel processing of data streams, which makes handling very large event volumes efficient. · From the episode: Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

How can I try Event Hubs quickly?

Create an Event Hubs namespace and a hub in the Azure portal, send events with the built-in test tool and write a simple console app to read them back. · From the episode: Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

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