Why Managing Your Apache Kafka® Schemas Is Costing You More Than You Think
Manual schema management in Apache Kafka® leads to rising costs, compatibility risks, and engineering overhead. See how Confluent lowers TCO with Schema Registry and more.…
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Confluent Recognized in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools
Gartner analysts recognized the growing importance of real-time data and Confluent’s role in building applications and infrastructure that power your organization. This post first appeared…
Why Cluster Rebalancing Counts More Than You Think in Your Apache Kafka® Costs
Apache Kafka® cluster rebalancing seems routine, but it drives hidden costs in time, resources, and cloud spend. Learn how Confluent helps reduce your Kafka TCO.…
Audit Logs in Confluent Cloud – Digital Dust Collectors or a DevOps Lifeline?
Audit logs in Confluent Cloud can seem boring—until you need precise insights in a crisis. Learn how to easily filter Apache Kafka® audit logs and…
Apache Kafka® Monitoring Is Costing You More Than You Think
Manual Apache Kafka® monitoring and tool sprawl drive hidden costs in time, complexity, and cloud spend. Learn how Confluent lowers TCO with integrated monitoring. This…
Apache Kafka® Client Updates: KIP-848 (GA), asyncio, OAuth, and More
Discover key Apache Kafka® client updates: KIP-848 GA for stable consumer groups, native Python Asyncio support, and simplified OAuth authentication. This post first appeared on…
Cost to Build a Data Streaming Platform: TCO, Risks, and Alternatives
Discover the real cost of building a data streaming platform in-house. Learn what drives expenses, compare to managed solutions, and see how to optimize TCO.…
How We’re Making Connect Integration More Flexible, Efficient, and Secure
Discover how Confluent is improving Kafka Connect with better observability, security, migrations, and connector flexibility—making data integration easier to scale. This post first appeared on…
Kafka Protocol Internals: How Partition Remapping Proxies Transform Messages Without Breaking Clients
Most Apache Kafka engineers interact with producers and consumers daily, but few understand the binary protocol that flows between clients and brokers. This knowledge gap…
Simplify Real-Time Context Engineering for Snowflake Intelligence With Confluent
Power Snowflake Cortex agents with real-time, trustworthy context using Confluent Intelligence, Streaming Agents, and the Real-Time Context Engine. This post first appeared on Read More
IBM to Acquire Confluent
IBM to Acquire Confluent This post first appeared on Read More
How to Back Up Your Kafka Cluster: A Guide to Point-in-Time Recovery
Apache Kafka has been running in production environments for over a decade, yet most enterprise teams still don’t have a genuine backup strategy. When OSO…
Empowering the Data Streaming Ecosystem: Evolving Confluent Hub to Confluent Marketplace
Confluent Hub has evolved into the new Confluent Marketplace—a curated catalog when you can discover, purchase, and deploy community and partner-built integrations and streaming solutions.…
Connecting the Dots: Simplifying Multi-API Data Flows into Apache Kafka®
Learn how to use Confluent’s HTTP Source V2 connector to chain API calls and stream enriched, real-time data into Kafka—no custom code required. This post…
Confluent Recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2025
Confluent is a Leader in Forrester Wave: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2025. Our Data Streaming Platform is vital for intelligent AI. Get trusted, fresh data—now.…