utflow
Utflow is a term used in data engineering to describe a class of software frameworks and design patterns for defining, scheduling, and executing data flows. It is commonly associated with streaming or near-real-time processing, but variants may also handle batch workloads. Because there is no single canonical implementation, utflow describes an approach rather than a specific product.
At its core, utflow represents workflows as directed graphs of tasks or operators. Each node performs a
Common components include a flow builder or designer for composing pipelines, a metadata store for lineage
Typical use cases are real-time analytics, ETL and data-ops automation, log and event processing, and sensor
See also dataflow, workflow management, stream processing, Apache NiFi, Apache Airflow, Dagster.