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What will the next important category of databases look like? For decades, relational databases were the undisputed home of data. They powered everything: from websites to analytics, from customer data

To effectively use ksqlDB, the streaming database for Apache Kafka®, you should of course be familiar with its features and syntax. However, a deeper understanding of what goes on underneath

We are pleased to announce that Confluent has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Streaming Analytics, Q2 2021 report (the report is available to Forrester subscribers or

What if I told you there is a query your database can’t answer? That would probably surprise you. With decades of effort behind them, databases are one of the most

Software engineering memes are in vogue, and nothing is more fashionable than joking about how complicated distributed systems can be. Despite the ribbing, many people adopt them. Why? Distributed systems

All around the world, companies are asking the same question: What is happening right now? We are inundated with pieces of data that have a fragment of the answer. But

ksqlDB, the event streaming database, is becoming one of the most popular ways to work with Apache Kafka®. Every day, we answer many questions about the project, but here’s a

More than ever before, people demand immediacy in every aspect of their lives. Expectations for how we shop, bank, and commute have completely evolved over the last decade. When you

When a company becomes overreliant on a centralized database, a world of bad things start to happen. Queries become slow, taxing an overburdened execution engine. Engineering decisions come to a

We’re excited to announce Tutorials for Apache Kafka®, a new area of our website for learning event streaming. Kafka Tutorials is a collection of common event streaming use cases, with