# Real-Time Analytics Stack
Name of the Stack: Real-Time Analytics Stack
Description: A stack designed for processing and analyzing streaming data in real-
time, suitable for applications like IoT and financial transactions.
Tech Stack Layers:
Infrastructure Layer
- Description: Provides the necessary resources for real-time data processing.
- Compute: Google Cloud Dataflow for serverless data processing.
- Networking: Google Cloud VPC for secure networking.
- Storage: Google Cloud Storage for raw data storage.
Data Layer
- Description: Handles data ingestion and storage.
- Ingestion: Apache Kafka for high-throughput message streaming.
- Processing Engine: Google Cloud Dataflow for real-time data processing.
- Data Store: Google BigQuery for analytics and querying large datasets.
Machine Learning / Analytics Layer
- Description: Supports machine learning and analytics on streaming data.
- Model Training Framework: TensorFlow for building machine learning models.
- Monitoring: Google Cloud Monitoring for performance tracking.
Application / UX Layer
- Description: User-facing components and APIs.
- Frontend Framework: Angular for building dynamic web applications.
- API Pattern: GraphQL for flexible data querying.
Quality, Testing & CI/CD
- Description: Ensures quality and smooth deployment.
- Testing Frameworks: Mocha for unit testing.
- CI/CD Pipeline: Google Cloud Build for continuous integration and deployment.
Why this works for you?
This stack is ideal for real-time analytics due to its scalability (can process
large volumes of data), cost-effectiveness (serverless architecture), and the
team’s familiarity with Google Cloud services. The use of Kafka ensures reliable
data ingestion.