In the ebook excerpt from Streaming Systems, authors thoroughly cover the basics of streaming systems, including their definition, role in data processing lifecycle, and major concerns when working with streaming data. The authors also describe three key streaming technologies: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, and SQL, highlighting how SingleStore works well with each of them for rapid ingest, complex transformations, and robust SQL support. By reading the excerpt and full ebook, developers can learn how to make streaming part of all their projects and achieve their goals with SingleStore.