As digital transformation continues gaining momentum, a new generation of companies that depend on data is also emerging. Regardless of the industry that these organizations fall into, they are now embracing new applications that rely on distributed data for production and enhanced efficiency. As these organizations continue embracing big data technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), that are necessary for consumer analytics, fraud prevention and marketing, new applications that address these needs keep emerging. This calls for radically new methods of dealing with large volumes of data in real-time.