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title: Apache NiFi - MiNiFi
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                    A subproject of Apache NiFi to collect data where it originates.
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        <h2>About</h2>
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            MiNiFi&mdash;a subproject of Apache NiFi&mdash;is a complementary data collection approach that supplements the core tenets of NiFi in dataflow management, focusing on the collection of data at the source of its creation.
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            Specific goals for the initial thrust of the MiNiFi effort comprise:
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                <li>Small size and low resource consumption</li>
                <li>Central management of agents</li>
                <li>Generation of data provenance (full chain of custody of information)</li>
                <li>Integration with NiFi for follow-on dataflow management</li>
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            Perspectives of the role of MiNiFi should be from the perspective of the agent acting immediately at, or directly adjacent to, source sensors, systems, or servers.
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