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Queues for Apache Kafka® Is Here: Your Guide to Getting Started in Confluent
Confluent announces the General Availability of Queues for Kafka on Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform with Apache Kafka 4.2. This production-ready feature brings native queue semantics to Kafka through KIP-932, enabling organizations to consolidate streaming and queuing infrastructure while...
AI Tools for Builders — Confluent's MCP Server & Agent Skills
Confluent's AI developer tools are now GA: an open-source local MCP server, a managed MCP server, and Agent Skills. Together they give AI coding assistants direct access to your streaming platform — the tools to act on it and the domain knowledge to build correctly.
New in Confluent Intelligence: Real-Time Context Engine Upgrade, New Model Support, ML Functions, and More
Explore new Confluent Intelligence features: enhanced querying with Real-Time Context Engine, PII detection, sentiment analysis, and support for TimesFM, Anthropic, and Fireworks AI models.
Intelligently Monitor and Avoid Critical Apache Kafka Issues with Health+
When it comes to alerts, monitoring, and support for Apache Kafka®, how do you know when you’ve got a critical problem that needs your immediate attention? You likely won’t be […]
RBAC at Scale, Oracle CDC Source Connector, and More – Q2’22 Confluent Cloud Launch
The Confluent Q2 ‘22 cloud bundle, our latest set of product launches, is live and packed full of new features to help your business innovate quickly with real-time data streaming. […]
Building a Real-Time Data Pipeline with Oracle CDC and MarkLogic Using CFK and Confluent Cloud
Today, enterprise technology is entering a watershed moment, businesses are moving to end-to-end automation, which requires integrating data from different sources and destinations in real time. Every industry from Internet […]
How Apache Kafka Works: An Introduction to Kafka’s Internals
It’s not difficult to get started with Apache Kafka®. Learning resources can be found all over the internet, especially on the Confluent Developer site. If you are new to Kafka, […]
Harness Trusted, Quality Data Streams with Confluent Platform 7.1
Streaming data has become critical to the success of modern businesses. Leveraging real-time data enables companies to deliver the rich, digital experiences and data-driven backend operations that delight customers. For […]
Kafka Summit London 2022: Welcoming the Apache Kafka Community Back to In-Person Events!
In just a few weeks’ time, the Apache Kafka® community will be convening for Kafka Summit London 2022—its first in-person event in over two years. The conference is being held […]
Migrating Data to Azure Synapse with Confluent’s Fully Managed Connector to Unlock Real-Time Advanced Analytics
Azure Synapse users are looking to unlock access to on-premises, open source, and hybrid cloud systems to extend advanced analytics capabilities for their organizations. Building connectivity between all your distributed […]
Being Truly Valued as a Person in Your Career
Moving to an entirely new company can be daunting. All you know is the job description and the impression made during the interview process. But what about the company’s ethics? […]
Confluent Strengthens Partnership with Google Cloud and Support for Google BigQuery
Confluent has been offering our customers the opportunity to seamlessly connect their Apache Kafka® topics to Google BigQuery for several years. This helps accelerate data warehouse initiatives by connecting more […]
Announcing Multi-Year Microsoft Partnership to Accelerate Cloud Data Streaming
We’re pleased to share a new multi-year partnership between Confluent and Microsoft to accelerate enterprises’ journey to cloud data streaming on Azure. Today’s announcement builds upon the partnership agreement we […]
Building a Dependable Real-Time Betting App with Confluent Cloud and Ably
Our everyday digital experiences are in the midst of a revolution. Customers increasingly expect their online experiences to be interactive, immersive, and real time by default. The need to satisfy […]
Modernize Your Hybrid and Multicloud Data Architecture
Whether you were born in the cloud, are just dipping your toes in the water with cloud, or are somewhere in between, chances are your organization is on a cloud […]
Introducing Stream Processing Use Case Recipes Powered by ksqlDB
From fraud detection and predictive analytics, to real-time customer experiences and cyber security, stream processing has countless benefits for use cases big and small. By unlocking the power of continuous […]
Software Engineer Sanjana Kaundinya on Moving from the Classroom to Confluent
When Sanjana Kaundinya chose Confluent for her first job out of college, she was eager to learn as much as possible—and in the two years since, that’s exactly what she’s […]