PayPal announced the successful migration to Google Cloud Dataflow for streaming analytics. PayPal's observability platform faced challenges with reliability, efficiency, and security. Their self-managed Apache Flink-based infrastructure lacked checkpointing, leading to data loss during restarts. Managing the system was costly and inefficient, and security guidelines needed improvement. Cluster creation and maintenance were manual tasks, consuming significant engineering time. The solution was proprietary, limiting community support. With Dataflow, PayPal achieved scalability, security, and efficiency. This move has freed them to focus on high-value initiatives like real-time Failed Custom Interaction (FCI) analytics and real-time merchant monitoring. This migration is a game-changer for PayPal, enabling them to deliver exceptional customer experiences.