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New industry initiative establishes an open category for data architectures that power real-time applications and AI agents

Confluent Cloud for Government has achieved FedRAMP Moderate authorization, allowing federal, state, and local agencies to deploy secure, fully managed data streaming. By eliminating the operational burden of self-managed Kafka, the platform helps agencies break down data silos, modernize legacy...

Confluent is recognized in the 2025 Gartner Data Integration Tools MQ. While valued for execution, we are running a different race. Learn how we are defining the data streaming platform category with our Apache Flink® service and Tableflow to power the modern real-time enterprise.

We are excited to announce that Confluent has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by IBM.

This blog post highlights how Forrester Research has named Confluent a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2025, and explains the value and benefits of the Confluent Data Streaming Platform.

Announcing the launch of the 2025 Data Streaming Report—highlighting some of the key findings from the report, including data streaming platform’s role in driving AI success.

An expanded partnership between Confluent and Databricks will dramatically simplify the integration between analytical and operational systems, so enterprises spend less time fussing over siloed data and governance and more time creating value for their customers.

Confluent is thrilled to announce the newest cohort of early-stage startups joining the Confluent for Startups AI Accelerator program. This 10-week virtual program is designed to support the next generation of AI innovators that are developing real-time generative AI (GenAI) applications.

Gartner® published the 2024 Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, which recognized Confluent as a Challenger. Confluent is pushing the industry beyond the outdated dogma of batch processing and improving the way you implement data integration at scale.

This blog post announces the launch of the APAC deep dive of the data streaming report.

Mike Wallace is the new GM for the Public Sector, bringing 25 years of experience to lead the expansion of data streaming use by government agencies.

Confluent has acquired WarpStream, an innovative Kafka-compatible streaming solution. Read the full statement by Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO of Confluent.

Confluent is thrilled to be named Microsoft’s 2024 OSS on Azure Global Partner of the Year. As a three-time Partner of the Year award winner, this recognition reflects our commitment to delivering outstanding open source-based applications and infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure.

In the past, technology served as a supportive function for business. Over time, it has become the business itself. A similar shift is happening with data streaming—data streaming is now a critical foundation of modern business. And this year is an inflection point for data streaming platforms