What is Streams?

Streams, in the context of computing, refers to a continuous flow of data, often processed in real-time or near real-time. It's a way to handle data as it is produced, rather than storing it first. Common use cases include real-time analytics, monitoring, and event-driven architectures, enabling systems to react quickly to new information. Different technologies provide support for data streams, for example, message queues, stream processing frameworks and database specific streaming capabilities.