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Today, we’re excited to introduce our new Connect with Confluent (CwC) partner program—unlocking growth for technology partners and further extending the global data streaming ecosystem.

It is well understood that the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is dependent on careful curation and management of data. The adage “garbage in, garbage out” is particularly applicable to AI.

In online and mobile gaming, the ability to deliver exceptional player experiences is crucial for attracting new players and increasing player satisfaction and retention. This in turn creates a competitive edge that drives revenue generation and long-term success for game developers.

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, efficient communication between platforms and merchants is crucial for e-commerce success. For Extend, a modern product protection platform, ensuring seamless backend communication with their merchant partners was a top priority.

Will LaForest, Field CTO at Confluent, recently sat down with Anne Steptoe and Srdjan Pejic from Wealthsimple, a firm that’s disrupting the traditional investment management landscape in Canada.

Data breaches and cyber attacks are a growing concern among many companies today. With the ever-increasing cost of data breaches, businesses are constantly searching for ways to secure their data and infrastructure better.

As a consumer, you’ve no doubt ordered something online by tapping into the e-commerce functionality of BigCommerce. The aptly named platform enables many big-name brands—Ben & Jerry’s, Crest, GE, Harley-Davidson, and tens of thousands of others

Check out how data streaming works and how it helps businesses act, not react, to what's happening in real time. Get the data streaming basics and explore how businesses are getting started.

This year, we crossed an important threshold: data streaming is now considered a business requirement for organizations across many industries. Findings from the 2023 Data Streaming Report show that 72% of the 2,250 IT leaders surveyed are using data streaming to power mission-critical systems.

Our business at Loggi has grown a lot over the past few years, and with that expansion came the realization that our systems had to be more distributed. We pushed our architecture to a new level so we could keep up with the company's growth by building new event-driven systems and real-time data

Data streaming capabilities are transforming everything, from allowing you to see when your ride will arrive to powering curbside pickups of groceries. The immediacy and personalization of those commercial experiences are fast becoming the expectations when using public services and healthcare, too.

Companies in nearly every industry are using Apache Kafka to harness their streaming data and deliver rich customer experiences and real-time business insights. In fact, Kafka has become so widely accepted as the de facto technology for data streaming, that it’s now used by over 70% of the Fortune

Winner of the Data Streaming Company of the Year award in 2022, NASA has already been recognized for its advanced use of Apache Kafka®. What the organization has already achieved with data streaming is impressive, but the agency’s unique internal structure

Real-time fraud prevention has become a critical capability in the financial services industry. That’s especially true for digital-native banks like EVO Banco, which can be particularly vulnerable to common methods of financial fraud.