Confluent Blog

When Ankit Garg first started college, he wasn’t sure what major to choose. Now, years later, he’s glad his decision to pursue a Computer Science degree led him to the Trust, Security, & Reliability team at Confluent.

The Data Streaming Awards is back for its second year! Designed to bring the data streaming community together, this one-of-a-kind industry award recognizes organizations that are harnessing the power of this revolutionary technology to drive business and customer experience transformation.

I'm delighted that Microsoft unveiled the 2023 Partner of the Year Awards winners, where Confluent was named OSS on Azure Partner of the Year for the United States. This award recognizes Microsoft ISVs who excel in delivering outstanding open source-based applications

The term “event” shows up in a lot of different Apache Kafka® arenas. There’s “event-driven design,” “event sourcing,” “designing events,” and “event streaming.” What is an event, and what is the difference between the role an event has to play in each of these contexts?

In online and mobile gaming, the ability to deliver exceptional player experiences is crucial for attracting new players and increasing player satisfaction and retention. This in turn creates a competitive edge that drives revenue generation and long-term success for game developers.

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, efficient communication between platforms and merchants is crucial for e-commerce success. For Extend, a modern product protection platform, ensuring seamless backend communication with their merchant partners was a top priority.

Will LaForest, Field CTO at Confluent, recently sat down with Anne Steptoe and Srdjan Pejic from Wealthsimple, a firm that’s disrupting the traditional investment management landscape in Canada.

We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 3.5.0. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent features.

When Caroline Staudenraus was looking to transition out of a career in teaching, she landed a job in technology sales as an SDR at Confluent. Five years in, Caroline currently works as an account executive in the Digital Native

ChatGPT and data streaming can work together for any company. Learn a basic framework for using GPT-4 and streaming to build a real-world production application.

The month of June in the United States—better known as Pride Month—is dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. It all began on June 28, 1969 with the Stonewall riots, when the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan, causing a six-day protest between LGBTQIA+

GitOps can work with policy-as-code systems to provide a true self-service model for managing Confluent resources. Policy-as-code is the practice of permitting or preventing actions based on rules and conditions defined in code. In the context of GitOps for Confluent, suitable policies...

Data breaches and cyber attacks are a growing concern among many companies today. With the ever-increasing cost of data breaches, businesses are constantly searching for ways to secure their data and infrastructure better.

Meet Sharmey Shah—Area Vice President of the Northeast region in North America. Having joined the Enterprise Sales organization over a year ago, Sharmey has helped revitalize customer experience in innovative ways.