The Right Time Data Manifesto
The Right Time Data Manifesto is a guide for data engineers to build real-time data pipelines that are fast, reliable, and scalable.
Real-time isn't always right.
Batch isn't always enough.
For decades, data teams have faced a painful choice:
Real-time
Go real-time and deal with fragility, cost, and constant maintenance.
Batch
Go batch and settle for delays, stale dashboards, and lagging AI models.
But every system runs on its own rhythm. Every decision has its own urgency. The truth is simple: the right time depends on the job.
Right-time data means control, not compromise.
Right-time data puts you in charge. It means you decide how and when your data moves.
From sub-second streams to hourly syncs, Estuary unifies batch and streaming into one dependable platform so every workload gets data exactly when it's needed.
Fast is good. Correct is essential. Dependable is everything.
Right-time isn't about being the fastest. It's about trust.
Your pipelines, models, and dashboards only work if the data behind them is reliable and recoverable.
Estuary's exactly-once semantics, deterministic recovery, and precise backfills ensure that what moves is always accurate.
Because "fast" data is useless if it isn't correct. And "cheap" data is dangerous if it isn't reliable.
Your data. Your cloud. Your cadence.
With Estuary, enterprises choose:
When data moves
Instantly, near real-time, or scheduled — you decide the timing that works for your business.
Where it runs
SaaS, BYOC, or private deployment — choose the infrastructure that fits your security and compliance needs.
How it scales
Transparently, without vendor lock-in or surprise costs — grow at your own pace with predictable pricing.
Right-time data isn't a feature, it's a philosophy: data should serve the business, not the other way around.
The future of AI depends on right-time data
AI, analytics, and operations all rely on one thing: dependable data delivered at the right time. As enterprises race to modernize, brittle pipelines and fragmented stacks can't keep up.
Estuary is redefining what 'real-time' means.
We make data dependable, cost-effective, and always on time.
Join the right-time revolution
The next era of enterprise intelligence will be powered by right-time data movement, not outdated trade-offs.