On Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink®, snapshot queries combine batch and stream processing to enable AI apps and agents to act on past and present data New private networking and security features ...

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When stream processors began, they were considered by the computing industry as a mere addition to the batch data stack or other stacks being utilized by information technology administrators. But ...

Previously, we introduced streaming, saw some of the benefits it can bring and discussed some of the architectural options and vendors / engines that can support streaming-oriented solutions. We now ...

This guest post comes from Neha Narkhede, co-founder and CTO at Confluent, a startup focused on Apache Kafka and founded by its creators. Data systems in the modern world aren't islands that stand on ...

Confluent CEO Jay Kreps argues that data stored in warehouses or lakehouses aren’t appropriate for the reliable and well-governed AI agents. Confluent CEO Jay Kreps took to the stage at the vendor’s ...

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Confluent Inc. today announced new features in its cloud service that make it easier for users of its Apache Kafka-based streaming engine to store data in the Apache Iceberg table format. The new ...