Architectural Decision Guide: When to Use Apache Kafka (And When You Shouldn’t)
Discover when to use Apache Kafka and when to avoid it. Learn the core differences between event streaming and task queues to scale your systems…
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What is Confluent? How It’s Different from Apache Kafka
Confluent is a data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka that adds the enterprise tooling, managed infrastructure, and ecosystem integrations that Kafka alone doesn’t include.…
Apache Kafka 4.3.0 Release Announcement
Apache Kafka 4.3, a release powered by 25 new KIPs. Apache Kafka 4.3 includes first-class support for preserving record headers in Kafka Streams This post…
Customer Intelligence Hub: A Single Pane of Glass for Customer Insight and Action
Unify customer data with AI-powered insights. Customer Intelligence Hub helps GTM teams detect risk, uncover growth, and act faster with real-time context. This post first…
How to Add Your First Streaming Transformation with Flink
Learn how to add your first streaming transformation with Flink. A step-by-step Migration Lite guide to process, enrich, and scale data in real time. This…
Integrating RAG and GenAI into Customer 360 Architecture
Learn how to integrate RAG and GenAI into a real-time Customer 360 architecture to power compliant, personalized, and AI-driven financial services experiences. This post first…
Confluent Cloud: Making an Apache Kafka Service 10x Better
What we’ve done to evolve from cloud Kafka to Confluent Cloud, a data streaming platform that’s 10X better than Kafka in elasticity, storage, resiliency, and…
Modernize Your Business with Confluent’s Connector Portfolio
Confluent’s connectors help you easily integrate data, leverage real-time data flow, and set data in motion to build modern, cloud-based, event-driven applications. This post first…
RAG and GenAI for Regulated and Public Sector Architectures
Explore enterprise RAG and GenAI architectures for regulated and public sectors, with real-time data streaming, governance, and compliance built in. This post first appeared on…
Enterprise Knowledge Management with RAG for Digital-Native Companies
Learn how digital-native companies build enterprise knowledge management systems using RAG and real-time data streaming to power accurate, scalable AI assistants. This post first appeared…
Autonomous Agentic Event-Driven Systems Architecture
Design autonomous, agentic event-driven systems using real-time data streaming to enable closed-loop AI decisioning, orchestration, and scalable automation. This post first appeared on Read More
Agentic Fleet Management Architecture
Design an agentic fleet management architecture using real-time data streaming to optimize routing, maintenance, and autonomous decision-making at scale. This post first appeared on Read…
Proven: Up to 73% Fewer Brokers With Confluent Private Cloud – and More
Enforce encryption & governance centrally with Confluent Private Cloud. Reduce brokers by 73% and secure legacy Kafka clients without code changes or sprawl. This post…
AI Tools for Builders — Confluent’s MCP Server & Agent Skills
Connect your AI coding assistant to Confluent with MCP servers and Agent Skills. Direct platform access and domain expertise for streaming, now generally available. This…
New in Confluent Intelligence: Real-Time Context Engine Upgrade, New Model Support, ML Functions, and More
Explore new Confluent Intelligence features: enhanced querying with Real-Time Context Engine, PII detection, sentiment analysis, and support for TimesFM, Anthropic, and Fireworks AI models. This…