October 2026 Summaries

Manufacturers including GlobalFoundries, Range Energy, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, and Johnson Controls are using Redpanda’s real-time data platform to support digital transformation, AI applications, and operational efficiency without interrupting critical operations. GlobalFoundries is connecting global manufacturing, engineering, and business systems to enable faster edge decisions and agentic AI-assisted service management, while Range Energy deployed managed streaming in under 30 minutes and operates it with minimal staffing. Rivian and Volkswagen’s software-defined vehicle venture replaced self-managed Kafka after identifying scalability and resilience risks associated with tiered storage, selecting Redpanda following production-scale testing. Johnson Controls migrated its building-data platform to Redpanda on Azure in 10 weeks without customer disruption, reporting $1.6 million in annual savings while streaming sensor data to improve energy use, maintenance, and facility performance.