The 2025 Data Streaming Report: Real-Time Data, Real Business Results

In the age of AI, businesses can’t afford to rely on stale or fragmented data. Real-time, contextual, and trustworthy data is now mission critical.

Now in its fourth installment, the 2025 Data Streaming Report: Moving the Needle on AI Adoption, Speed to Market, and ROI taps into insights from 4,175 IT leaders. It unveils how data streaming platforms (DSPs) play a pivotal role in simplifying access to real-time data—and making it easy to reuse whenever and wherever it’s needed. Case in point: 89% of IT leaders see DSPs as critical or important to achieving their data-related goals.

As data streaming continues to deliver exceptional ROI—with 44% of IT leaders reporting 5x returns—the vast majority (90%) are increasing their DSP investments to unlock faster innovation and greater data value.

And organizations are doing more than just investing—they’re reimagining what’s possible with DSPs across nearly every industry. Dive into the report to see the impact firsthand, including how DSPs:

• Ease AI adoption (89%) by helping IT leaders overcome common challenges related to data access, quality assurance, and governance.
• Fuel competitive edge by accelerating time to market, improving customer satisfaction, breaking down data silos (91%), and much more.
• Enable “shift left” in data integration by embedding data processing, quality checks, and governance closer to the data source—reducing risk and making access to reliable data faster and easier.

Real-time is no longer next—it’s now. Don’t get left behind. Find out how you can unlock smarter, faster data for your business.