Stream processing use cases today are often discussed within the world of Big Data, the Internet, social media and log analytics, where data rates in real-time world scenarios rarely exceed 10,000 records per second. The emergence of the Internet of Things and new smart services require real-time responses from data arriving at rates of millions of records per second, with 24x7 operation and support for dynamic updates for business services, data feeds and enterprise integrations. This presentation discusses the requirements for operational real-time systems in an Internet of Things environment, where industrial automation, smart cities and telematics require robust and massively scalable data management platforms.