Confluent Cloud’s Path to Post-Quantum Cryptography
Learn how Confluent Cloud is preparing for post-quantum cryptography with TLS 1.3, hybrid key exchange, and alignment with NIST FIPS 203–205 standards. This post first…
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Queues for Apache Kafka® Is Here: Your Guide to Getting Started in Confluent
Kafka now supports native queue semantics with share groups and per-message acknowledgment. Learn how elastic consumers scale beyond partitions in Confluent. This post first appeared…
How to Build Autonomous Data Systems for Real-Time Decisioning
Learn how real-time decisioning and autonomous data systems enable organizations to act on data instantly using streaming, automation, and AI. This post first appeared on…
How to Build Autonomous Data Systems for Real-Time Decisioning
Learn how real-time decisioning and autonomous data systems enable organizations to act on data instantly using streaming, automation, and AI. This post first appeared on…
Confluent Champion: Building a Secure Foundation for Accelerating Product Launches
Meet Akshay Ben, Senior Software Engineer II at Confluent, and learn how IAM, RBAC, and platform security enable faster, scalable product launches. This post first…
What’s New in Confluent Clients for Kafka: Python Async GA, Schema Registry Upgrades
Confluent Kafka Clients 2.13.0 brings Python asyncio GA, Schema Registry improvements, security updates, and performance enhancements across languages. This post first appeared on Read More
New in Confluent Intelligence: A2A, Multivariate Anomaly Detection, Vector Search for Cosmos DB, Amazon S3 Vectors, and More
Explore new Confluent Intelligence features: A2A integration, multivariate anomaly detection, vector search for Cosmos DB and S3 Vectors, Private Link, and MCP support. This post…
Kafka Copy Paste (KCP): How to Migrate to Confluent Cloud in Days, Not Weeks
Use Kafka Copy Paste (KCP) to automate Kafka migration with infrastructure generation, ACL and schema mapping, and offset-preserving data replication. This post first appeared on…
New in Confluent Cloud: Data Streaming for Any Workload, at Any Scale
Explore Confluent Cloud’s Q1 2026 release, including Queues for Kafka, new migration tooling KCP, Confluent Intelligence releases, and more. This post first appeared on Read…
How to Eliminate the 5 Hidden Cost Traps in Your Kafka-to-Iceberg Pipeline
Every enterprise running Apache Kafka alongside a data lakehouse is haemorrhaging money in places they never thought to look. The OSO engineers have spent years…
Scaling the Streaming Stack: Introducing the Sell with Confluent Partner Program
Sell with Confluent is our new reseller engagement model, designed to empower partners with streamlined quoting, automated incentives, and scalable growth. This post first appeared…
How to Break Off Your First Microservice
Learn how to safely break off your first microservice from a monolith using a low-risk, incremental migration approach. This post first appeared on Read More
From Dumb Pipes to a Smart Data Plane: Introducing Schema IDs in Apache Kafka® Headers
Schema IDs in Kafka headers make it easier to adopt Schema Registry, govern event streams, and migrate without breaking existing producers or consumers. This post…
Beyond Zero-Ops: Architectural Precision for MongoDB Atlas Connectors
Advanced best practices for running MongoDB Atlas Source and Sink Connectors on Confluent Cloud with high throughput, schema integrity, and production resilience. This post first…
Apache Kafka 4.2.0 Release Announcement
Apache Kafka 4.2.0 is here. Explore production-ready share groups, Kafka Streams rebalance GA, new metrics, security enhancements, and upgrade details. This post first appeared on…