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- September 12, 2025
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- September 8, 2025
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- August 28, 2025
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August 19, 2025Confluent Cloud brings real-time data to AI agents
- August 19, 2025
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- August 12, 2025
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- July 7, 2025
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- June 25, 2025
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- June 20, 2025
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May 14, 2025A Data Scientist’s Guide to Data Streaming
- May 14, 2025
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- April 16, 2025
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April 3, 2025Mentor vs sponsor: closing the tech gender gap
March 27, 2025Retail, Reloaded!
- March 24, 2025
The New Look and Feel of Apache Kafka 4.0
- March 7, 2025
How businesses can prepare for the age of agentic AI
- February 26, 2025
The Future of AI Agents is Event-Driven
- February 25, 2025
Data streaming goes mainstream
February 24, 2025Tackling Agentic AI's Biggest Hurdles
- February 16, 2025
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February 11, 2025Confluent Cements Databricks For Real-Time Data AI-Ready Ecosystem
February 5, 2025Stop at nothing: The business case for data streaming
January 30, 2025Confluent: Shifting the paradigm to (real-time) data engineering
- January 28, 2025
A distributed state of mind: Event-driven multi-agent systems
- January 22, 2025
Quick thinking: snap decisions in the era of real-time analytics
- January 22, 2025
Real-Time AI Apps: Using Apache Flink for Model Inference
- January 14, 2025
The future of data streaming - five key predictions for 2025
January 7, 2025Real-Time Data: The Secret Weapon for AI-Driven Retail
- January 7, 2025
Agentic AI: The top challenges and how to overcome them
January 6, 2025How GenAI Leverages Data for Retail Success
- January 1, 2025
Incremental Jobs and Data Quality Are On a Collision Course
December 29, 2024Why great AI products are all about the data
- December 19, 2024
Stop Treating Your LLM Like a Database
- December 12, 2024
3 AI Trends Developers Need to Know in 2025
- December 10, 2024
Confluent Goes On Prem with Apache Flink Stream Processing
- December 3, 2024
How Apache Iceberg Won the Open Table Wars
- November 29, 2024
Confluent's approach to revolutionising data management
- November 25, 2024
3 data engineering trends riding Kafka, Flink, and Iceberg
November 21, 2024Confluent: The Data Problem with C-Suite Decision Making
- November 11, 2024
Black Friday 2.0: Why Retailers Are Betting on Data Over Discounts
November 5, 2024AI in FinServ: Predictive Analysis
October 30, 2024Climate conscious code: Data streaming’s role in sustainability
October 30, 2024Breaking Down Data Silos With Real-Time Streaming
October 26, 2024Interview with Fred Crehan of Confluent at GITEX Global 2024
October 25, 2024Confluent in India: AI, Real-Time Streaming, and Data Security
- October 24, 2024
Finding the Right Data Architecture for RAG Pipelines
October 20, 2024Confluent is in for the long haul in Middle East
- October 16, 2024
The Path to Flexibility
- October 15, 2024
Confluent: Why do CEOs Struggle with Data-Driven Decisions?
- October 14, 2024
Building business on facts, not feelings
October 14, 2024UK bosses rely on guesswork and 'gut feel' – new research
October 11, 2024Elevating Mobile Banking Experience With AI
October 11, 2024GITEX 2024: Meet the Top Innovators Transforming the Tech
October 8, 2024Tech Leaders Unite to Shape the Future at GITEX 2024
- October 8, 2024
How to Handle Bad Data in Event Streams
September 24, 2024Data Streaming’s Importance in AI Applications
September 21, 2024What Formula 1 can teach us about data insights
- September 17, 2024
Confluent Cloud Gets Apache Flink API
- September 17, 2024
Confluent platform update targets developer choice, security
- September 12, 2024
How Apache Iceberg and Flink Can Ease Developer Pain
September 4, 2024Accelerating manufacturing with real-time data streams
- August 22, 2024
How Developers Can Use Generative AI to Improve Data Quality
August 5, 2024How data streaming drives actionable insights with AI
- August 5, 2024
A developer’s guide to the headless data architecture
- August 2, 2024
Kafka 3.8 Brings Faster Startups to Java Developers
- July 12, 2024
Why We Use Apache Kafka for Real-Time Data at Scale
- July 2, 2024
How IAG is tapping data streaming
June 25, 2024Real-time data needed for proper AI adoption
- June 24, 2024
The Singapore Paradox: Big AI Dreams, Broken Data
- June 10, 2024
How to Scale RAG and Build More Accurate LLMs
March 28, 2024Data Science Hiring Process at Confluent
- March 19, 2024
Confluent Unveils Tableflow
- March 19, 2024
Confluent adds support for Apache Flink, unveils update
March 19, 2024Confluent Adds Flink, Iceberg to Hosted Kafka Service
- March 18, 2024
Confluent completes IRAP assessment
February 28, 2024Confluent Fueling Digital India with Real-Time Data at Scale
- February 27, 2024
3 dynamic use cases for Apache Flink and stream processing
February 26, 2024Confluent sponsors Mumbai Indians for Women's Premier League 2024
- February 23, 2024
Three ways to tap real-time data for better sales
February 19, 2024Streamlining Data Management with Full-Scale Data Streaming
February 14, 2024Confluent Launches Partner Initiative For Converting Kafka Owners
February 8, 2024Three myths about AI in business
January 18, 2024How will AI transform in 2024?
- January 4, 2024
A tale of two technologies – the intricacies of data and AI
- January 3, 2024
Year in Tech: Confluent’s strategy and market impact in 2023
- January 2, 2024
From Apache Flink to GenAI: 5 Data Engineering Predictions
- December 27, 2023
4 Steps for Building Event-Driven GenAI Applications
- December 26, 2023
2024: The year to address major questions in AI
- December 20, 2023
A Developer’s Guide to Getting Started with Apache Flink
December 20, 2023Will AI finally take real-time data mainstream?
- December 13, 2023
Why Modica Group implemented Confluent's game-changing solution
- December 13, 2023
7 Best Practices for Developers Getting Started with GenAI
- December 8, 2023
Rising cybercrime spurs push for stronger cybersecurity measure
November 30, 2023Confluent is now available on SAP® Store
- November 19, 2023
Transforming Banking
- November 1, 2023
4 Reasons Why Developers Should Use Apache Flink
- October 31, 2023
Apache Flink 101: A guide for developers
- October 18, 2023
How to Harness the Power of Data Streams for Financial Services
- October 16, 2023
Confluent Introduces Data Streaming for AI + New Partnerships
- October 10, 2023
World Table Tennis nets data streaming revamp with Confluent
- October 3, 2023
Confluent Wants to Make Batch Processing a Thing of the Past
- September 29, 2023
Confluent Announces Apache Flink on Confluent Cloud in Open Preview
- September 26, 2023
Confluent CEO Jay Kreps joins Jim Cramer to talk AI data streaming
- September 26, 2023
Confluent Kafka Cloud Gets Apache Flink Instant Analytics
- September 26, 2023
Confluent debuts managed Apache Flink service and generative AI features
- September 22, 2023
How Confluent is tapping the groundswell in data streaming
- September 20, 2023
Every second counts: how data can help combat cybercrime
- September 13, 2023
Prevention is better than cure: Fortifying finance with data streaming
- September 12, 2023
Confluent - don't blink, stream in sync with Apache Flink
September 6, 2023Confluent CEO: The Speed Of Data Has Shifted
- August 25, 2023
Ditching Databases for Apache Kafka as System of Record
- August 21, 2023
How Alex Bank makes loan decisions in under 5 minutes
- August 11, 2023
What to expect from Current 2023
- July 28, 2023
How businesses are turning data into action
- July 20, 2023
Confluent Launches Connect With Confluent
- June 23, 2023
The potential of ChatGPT for software testing
- June 21, 2023
Kafka Drops ZooKeeper for ‘Real-Time’ KRaft
- June 19, 2023
How (and why) Kafka was created at LinkedIn
June 15, 2023Towards a Better Data Platform
June 7, 2023Australian IT leaders embrace data streaming
May 18, 2023Breaking down data silos to ease data management
May 11, 2023Is Data Streaming Worth the Learning Curve?
- April 26, 2023
How to get started with event-driven microservices
- April 13, 2023
How to Get Started with Data Streaming
April 10, 2023Unlocking profit potential in retail returns
- April 3, 2023
Fraud defences are failing financial services. Why?
- March 20, 2023
Historical Data and Streaming: Friends, Not Foes
- March 13, 2023
Fighting financial fraud through fusion centers
- March 7, 2023
Three ways women are making a difference in data
- February 7, 2023
How companies can maximize their data for business value in 2023
- February 6, 2023
Confluent Works to Hide Streaming Complexity
January 27, 2023What’s Ahead for the Future of Data Streaming?
- January 26, 2023
Data streaming platforms fuel for agile decision-making
- January 24, 2023
3 Data Priorities For Business Leaders This Year
November 26, 2022Confluent's CEO Sees a Vast, Expanding World of Streaming
- November 3, 2022
The Unfortunate Reality about Data Pipelines
- October 25, 2022
Why Software Application Development Should Be ‘Fun’
- October 21, 2022
Break Your Bottlenecks: Don’t Let Kafka Challenges Hold You Back
October 17, 2022The female founders hoping to fix gender disparity in cloud tech
- October 14, 2022
A people-centric approach to driving change
- October 12, 2022
Confluent: Have We Entered the Age of Streaming?
October 5, 2022Current 2022: Confluent creates data pipeline lifeline
- October 4, 2022
Confluent: Current 2022 user conference - live report day #1
October 4, 2022Confluent launches visual streaming data pipeline designer
- September 27, 2022
3 Trade-offs to Consider When Deploying Apache Kafka in the Cloud
- September 12, 2022
More companies turn to cloud for real-time data
- August 25, 2022
3 ways cloud architects can boost their impact
August 12, 2022Confluent expands operations in India, to step up hiring
July 18, 2022Enabling and governing streaming data
- April 19, 2022
Confluent Gives Streaming Data More Enterprise Chops
- April 19, 2022
Confluent secures event data streaming in cloud update
- March 14, 2022
15 star founders of high-flying open source projects
- February 18, 2022
Data Mesh Requires a Change in Organizational Mindsets
- February 11, 2022
Governance: Your Data Mesh Self-Service Depends on It
- February 4, 2022
Data Mesh Demands You View and Handle Your Data in a New Way
- February 1, 2022
THE 20 COOLEST CLOUD SOFTWARE COMPANIES OF THE 2022 CLOUD 100
- January 28, 2022
The Game-Changing Appeal of Data Mesh
- January 27, 2022
Confluent Kafka connects apps on new Dish 5g network
- January 27, 2022
Confluent’s Q1 Updates: ‘Data Mesh vs. Data Mess’
- January 19, 2022
Confluent Cloud Q1 2022 update boosts event data streaming
- December 2, 2021
Why Cloud? It’s all about the experience economy!
- November 22, 2021
It’s Time for Governance on Streaming Data, Confluent Says
- November 8, 2021
Modernize Your Cloud Data Warehouse with Real-Time Data
September 14, 2021Confluent announces governance for streaming data
- September 1, 2021
From Pets to Cattle: Going Cloud Native with Apache Kafka
- July 27, 2021
Working with data in motion at clothing brand Boden
- May 12, 2021
Kafka users detail real-time data benefits
- April 26, 2021
Quickstart to Apache Kafka Stream Processing with ksqlDB
March 26, 2021Cory Scott joins Confluent as first CISO
- February 16, 2021
Confluent Premium Connector Integrates Oracle and Kafka
January 29, 2021Confluent strengthens strategic alliance with Microsoft
- January 29, 2021
Confluent Announces Strategic Alliance with Microsoft
January 5, 2021Why event streaming is key to your hybrid cloud strategy
November 26, 2020IBM and Confluent partnership will leverage event streaming
- November 24, 2020
Big Blue Taps Into Streaming Data with Confluent Connection
- November 10, 2020
Confluent Moves to Boost Kafka Reliability
- November 8, 2020
Digitalisation World Q&A on Kafka
- November 5, 2020
The Rise of the Event Streaming Database
- October 18, 2020
2020 Datanami Readers’ Choice Awards
September 22, 2020LinkedIn Top Startups 2020: The 50 U.S. companies on the rise
- September 22, 2020
Bosch Power Tools' metamorphosis into a data company with Kafka
- September 3, 2020
The Biggest User Of Software, Is Software
- August 26, 2020
Confluent Platform 6 brings cluster linking to Apache Kafka
July 23, 2020Best Companies for Professional Development 2020
- July 20, 2020
Emerging Big Data Vendors To Know In 2020
July 20, 2020Building a cloud roadmap: top tips on best practice
July 17, 2020Index OnAir: The Evolution and Future of Open Source
- July 1, 2020
Confluent announces "Infinite Kafka" release
- July 1, 2020
Big data has eaten the world. Now what?
- June 3, 2020
Delivering New, Real-time Customer Experiences
- April 25, 2020
KSQL Now Available on Confluent Cloud
- April 22, 2020
More investment streams in for Confluent
- April 21, 2020
Confluent draws $250 million in Series E funding
- April 21, 2020
Confluent Uses Deep Pockets to Extend Kafka
- April 6, 2020
Applications: Combining the old with the new
- March 4, 2020
Data and Analytics – how can event streaming help
- February 20, 2020
Integrating data is getting harder, but also more important
- February 5, 2020
InfoWorld’s 2020 Technology of the Year Award winners
- January 22, 2020
Top Four Features in Confluent Platform 5.4
- January 22, 2020
New Confluent Platform release boosts event streaming quality
- December 20, 2019
Apache Kafka version 2.4 improves streaming data performance
- December 12, 2019
The 25 major companies with the most satisfied employees of 2019
- December 11, 2019
The 10 Hottest New Big Data Technologies Of 2019
- December 11, 2019
These were the 15 best CEOs of 2019
- December 10, 2019
The Best Companies For Corporate Culture In 2019
- December 10, 2019
Gwen Shapira on the Power of Event-Driven Architecture
- December 10, 2019
What is Apache Kafka? A Simple Explainer
- December 10, 2019
Event streaming - a vehicle for IT modernisation
- November 25, 2019
Will Users Tune Into ‘Application Playlists’ In Future?
- November 21, 2019
Confluent introduces ksqlDB event streaming database
- November 20, 2019
Confluent Reveals ksqlDB, a Streaming Database Built on Kafka
- October 24, 2019
Ticketmaster tackles tech debt with streaming data platform
- October 17, 2019
Marie Claire's 7th Annual New Guard
- October 16, 2019
Harnessing the Power of the Cloud: Bloomberg’s CIO Exchange
- October 11, 2019
Ticketmaster unifies DevOps monitoring with Confluent Kafka
- September 30, 2019
Confluent adds free Kafka real-time streaming data cloud service
- September 30, 2019
Higher Abstractions, Lower Complexity in Kafka’s Future
- September 11, 2019
NASDAQ Cloud 100 Report with Jay Kreps, CEO of Confluent
- September 9, 2019
Data Ingestion: Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
- September 4, 2019
Top Startups To Work For In 2019 According To LinkedIn
- August 27, 2019
10 Apache Kafka best practices for data management pros
- July 22, 2019
Emerging Big Data Vendors To Know In 2019
- July 11, 2019
Trying to make enterprise software fun
- July 9, 2019
C-suite career advice: Neha Narkhede, Confluent
- June 26, 2019
How to Make Kafka Cloud Native
- May 21, 2019
Kai Waehner explains why you need Kafka
- May 15, 2019
Confluent makes Apache Kafka cloud-native
- April 15, 2019
Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure
- February 28, 2019
The Importance of Event-First Thinking
- January 23, 2019
Open-source leader Confluent raises $125M on $2.5B valuation
- September 18, 2018
Want to Really Empower Women? Make Sure They Have This 1 Thing
- September 13, 2018
The Cloud 100
- September 12, 2018
2018 Datanami Readers’ & Editors’ Choice Awards
- September 7, 2018
Confluent Targets IBM, Oracle In $27B Middleware Market
- September 7, 2018
Are you really building a serverless system?
- September 7, 2018
Democratizing Stream Processing with Apache Kafka® and KSQL - Part 2
- August 7, 2018
Confluent Streaming Data: Product Overview and Analysis
- July 14, 2018
Kafka is establishing its toehold
- June 30, 2018
This Week in Numbers: Apache Kafka’s Metamorphosis
- April 23, 2018
Busting event-driven myths
- March 26, 2018
On Apache Kafka®. Q&A with Gwen Shapira
- March 7, 2018
Confluent Adds KSQL Support to Kafka Platform
- February 28, 2018
Big, fast, easy data with KSQL
- February 26, 2018
Weighing Open Source’s Worth for the Future of Big Data
- November 28, 2017
Confluent Cloud Uses Apache Kafka for Streaming Data as a Service
- November 22, 2017
The current state of Apache Kafka
- November 15, 2017
10 hot startups targeting today’s key IT initiatives
- November 3, 2017
Apache Kafka 1.0 Released Exactly Once
- September 27, 2017
Session with Neha Narkhede
- August 31, 2017
Confluent's Kafka data-streaming framework gets 'SQL-ized'
- August 29, 2017
Confluent Brings SQL Querying to Kafka Streaming Data
- August 28, 2017
Kafka Gets Streaming SQL Engine, KSQL
- August 28, 2017
Kafka gets SQL with KSQL
- August 16, 2017
MIT Tech Review: 35 Innovators Under 35
- August 15, 2017
How Kafka Helped Rabobank Modernize Alerting System
- July 12, 2017
40 Under 40: Jay Kreps of Confluent
- July 11, 2017
Forbes Cloud 100
- July 5, 2017
The 18 hottest enterprise startups of 2017
- July 3, 2017
A Peek Inside Kafka’s New ‘Exactly Once’ Feature
- June 20, 2017
Kafka: The story so far
- May 31, 2017
How Pandora Uses Kafka
- May 7, 2017
The Continued Rise of Apache Kafka
- April 20, 2017
Kafka channels the big data firehose
- March 29, 2017
People to Watch 2017
- March 29, 2017
20 B2B Technologies To Try In 2017
- March 7, 2017
Confluent raises $50 million led by Sequoia Capital
- February 9, 2017
Exactly Once: Why It’s Such a Big Deal for Apache Kafka
- February 3, 2017
An inside look at why Apache Kafka adoption is exploding
- January 25, 2017
InfoWorld's 2017 Technology of the Year Award winners
- December 29, 2016
Delta-V Awards - 2016 Edition - The Top Five
- December 21, 2016
3 Innovative Startups Making Big Data Manageable for Everyone
- December 16, 2016
The 10 Coolest Startups Of 2016
- December 13, 2016
A New Day for Streaming Data, with Kafka and Confluent
- December 7, 2016
Interview: Gwen Shapira, System Architect at Confluent
- December 7, 2016
Trend-Setting Products for 2017
- November 30, 2016
Video: 3 considerations IT must make before moving to the cloud
- November 30, 2016
Video: The 3 trends that are defining next-gen big data deployments
- October 19, 2016
How Apache Kafka is powering a real-time data revolution
- October 14, 2016
Kafka Event Sourcing with Neha Narkhede
- October 7, 2016
Kafka Streams with Jay Kreps
- September 28, 2016
Commercial Kafka Distro Gets Global Smarts
- September 28, 2016
Fresh Streaming Data: Get It While It’s Hot
- September 28, 2016
Apache Kafka Grabs Big Data Spotlight
- September 28, 2016
Confluent retools Kafka for traditional enterprises
- September 27, 2016
25 Data Management Vendors Worth Watching
- July 21, 2016
Startup CFO’s Mantra: People First, Finance Second
- July 20, 2016
25 Emerging Vendors You Need To Know About
- July 15, 2016
The 10 Coolest Big Data Products Of 2016
- July 7, 2016
Investments in Fast Data Analytics Surge
- June 6, 2016
Kafka Streaming Gets a New Twist
- June 3, 2016
Kafka streaming gets a new twist
- May 27, 2016
Confluent Boosts its Streaming Data Solution
- May 24, 2016
Confluent Platform 3.0 Now Available
- April 28, 2016
Kafka Summit: Big Data In Real-Time Gains Momentum
- April 27, 2016
Kafka Summit Highlights Lack of Bugs
- April 27, 2016
Apache Kafka Gains Traction Among Enterprise Users
- April 27, 2016
Confluent to Offer Classes on How to Run Kafka Correctly
- April 26, 2016
Open Source Big Data Tool Kafka Advances in Enterprise
- April 11, 2016
12 Inspiring Women In Data Science, Big Data
- April 7, 2016
Data in the emerging world of stream processing
- April 6, 2016
The Real-Time Rise of Apache Kafka
- March 31, 2016
Kafka is the New Standard in Big Data Messaging
- March 28, 2016
People to Watch 2016
- March 26, 2016
Distributed Stream Processing with Apache Kafka
- March 14, 2016
Microservices for a Streaming World
- March 14, 2016
Kafka Gets a Stream-Processing Makeover
- March 10, 2016
The Value of Real Time Data Processing
- February 19, 2016
Real-time Data Pipelines with Kafka Connect
- February 4, 2016
The Rise and Rise of Apache Kafka
- January 20, 2016
InfoWorld's 2016 Technology of the Year Award Winners
- December 11, 2015
Confluent's Platform Receives Updated Apache Kafka 0.9 Core
- December 11, 2015
Confluent 2.0 Brings New Kafka Features to the Enterprise
- December 8, 2015
Confluent Gives Kafka More Enterprise Chops
- December 8, 2015
Confluent’s Apache Kafka Distro Gets a Lot More Secure
- November 11, 2015
Piping hot: Why is Apache Kafka catching on?
- October 4, 2015
Big data dump: Using information 'like a car engine'
- October 2, 2015
Making big data personal
- September 16, 2015
Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source big data tools
- July 8, 2015
Confluent raises $24 million in Series B funding
