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Data Products, Data Contracts, and Change Data Capture
Change data capture is a popular method to connect database tables to data streams, but it comes with drawbacks. The next evolution of the CDC pattern, first-class data products, provide resilient pipelines that support both real-time and batch processing while isolating upstream systems...
Unlock Cost Savings with Freight Clusters–Now in General Availability
Confluent Cloud Freight clusters are now Generally Available on AWS. In this blog, learn how Freight clusters can save you up to 90% at GBps+ scale.
Contributing to Apache Kafka®: How to Write a KIP
Learn how to contribute to open source Apache Kafka by writing Kafka Improvement Proposals (KIPs) that solve problems and add features! Read on for real examples.
5 Years of Confluent Cloud Connectors: Exploring Your Top Connector Picks
Since launching our first cloud connector in 2019, Confluent’s fully managed connectors have handled hundreds of petabytes of data & expanded to include over 80 fully managed connectors, custom connectors, and private networking. Discover popular connectors, SMTs, and use cases on Confluent Cloud...
Spring Into Confluent Cloud With Kotlin—Part 1: Producers and Consumers
Been searching far and wide for examples of Spring Boot with Kotlin integrated with Apache Kafka®? You’ve found it. But not just an example with unstructured data or no schema management. Not here! We’re going all the way with Stream Governance in Confluent Cloud. Let’s get into it.
Introducing the New Confluent Cloud Homepage UI: Enhancing User Experience
We are excited to announce the release of a new Confluent Cloud Homepage UI, inspired by many conversations and features requests from our customer and field teams. In the past, many users bypassed the Homepage as just another click in the way of what they are trying to accomplish. This redesign...
Streaming BigQuery Data Into Confluent in Real Time: A Continuous Query Approach
Learn how Confluent Cloud and BigQuery Continuous Queries work together to enable real-time data processing, including the benefits of the integration with BigQuery Continuous Query and a step-by-step guide on setting up getting data from BQ Continuous Query and Confluent Cloud to capture data...
Accelerate your data streaming journey with the latest in Confluent Cloud
The Q2 2024 Confluent Cloud launch introduces a suite of enhancements across the four key pillars of a Data Streaming Platform - Stream, Connect, Process, and Govern – alongside some significant work we have been doing with our partner ecosystem to help customers unlock new possibilities.
Build a scalable and up-to-date generative AI chatbot with Amazon Bedrock and Confluent Cloud for business loan specialists
In the dynamic landscape of conversational AI, the fusion of Amazon Bedrock and Confluent Cloud offers a groundbreaking solution for businesses seeking to create scalable and perpetually evolving generative AI (GenAI) chatbots. This collaboration ensures real-time data freshness, intelligent con...
How to Turn a REST API Into a Data Stream with Kafka and Flink
Learn why data at rest sometimes needs to be transformed into a stream of data, and learn how to turn a REST API into a data stream using Apache Flink and Apache Kafka. Along the way, you’ll also find out the advantages of having your REST API data in streaming format.
How to Set Up a Fully Managed Alerting Pipeline Using Confluent Cloud Audit Logs
Analyzing Confluent Cloud audit logs is good, but being proactively informed once something suspicious is happening is better. This article provides a conceptual guide for developing a pipeline that transfers Confluent Cloud audit logs into Splunk and defines automatic alerts based on certain events