Apache Beam

Apache Beam

Company type	Open source software project
Industry	Software, Big data
Founded	2014
Founder	Google
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Unified programming framework for data processing pipelines (ETL, batch, streaming)
Parent	Apache Software Foundation
Website	beam.apache.org

Apache Beam represents an open source unified programming framework designed for defining and executing data processing pipelines, encompassing ETL, batch, and streaming workflows. Developers build Beam pipelines using available SDKs, which can then be executed on compatible runners—distributed processing engines such as Apache Flink, Apache Samza, Apache Spark, and Google Cloud Dataflow.

History

The foundation of Apache Beam lies in the Dataflow programming model introduced in a 2015 publication. This model is an evolution of Google's earlier distributed processing systems, particularly FlumeJava and Millwheel. In 2014, Google launched an open SDK based on the Dataflow model, accompanied by tools to run Dataflows both locally and on the Google Cloud Platform.

Timeline

Apache Beam follows a release schedule with minor updates approximately every six weeks.

Version	Release date
Template:Version	2025-07-01
Template:Version	2025-05-12
Template:Version	2025-03-31
Template:Version	2025-02-18
Template:Version	2025-01-21
Template:Version	2024-11-25
Template:Version	2024-10-17
Template:Version	2024-09-11
Template:Version	2024-08-15
Template:Version	2024-08-06
Template:Version	2024-06-26

Earlier releases

Version	Release date
Template:Version	2024-05-01
Template:Version	2024-03-25
Template:Version	2024-02-14
Template:Version	2024-01-04

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See also

• List of Apache Software Foundation projects

References

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