Technology
Aiven, Confluent, Redpanda, StreamNative and Ververica Form Streamhouse Working Group
New industry initiative establishes an open category for data architectures that power real-time applications and AI agents
KCP: How to Migrate to Confluent Cloud in Days, Not Weeks
Learn how to migrate to Confluent Cloud in hours using Confluent’s open source Kafka Copy Paste tool. Get an in-depth introduction to the KCP tool and a walk-through of the four steps of migrating from MSK to Confluent Cloud using the tool.
AI Tools for Builders — Confluent's MCP Server & Agent Skills
Confluent's AI developer tools are now GA: an open-source local MCP server, a managed MCP server, and Agent Skills. Together they give AI coding assistants direct access to your streaming platform — the tools to act on it and the domain knowledge to build correctly.
Apache Kafka® Client Updates: KIP-848 (GA), asyncio, OAuth, and More
Explore the latest Confluent client updates, featuring KIP-848 general availability for improved consumer stability and native Asyncio support for Python. We’ve also added simplified OAuth metadata authentication for cloud security and new observability metrics for Node.js consumers.
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.
Connecting the Dots: Simplifying Multi-API Data Flows into Apache Kafka®
This blog introduces the concept of API chaining — a method where data is collected by sequentially calling multiple related APIs. The response from one API is used to construct the request for the next, creating a chain that enables richer, more contextual data collection.
Data Streaming Platforms: The Cornerstone of Enterprise AI
Discover how a data streaming platform helps you unlock the full potential of your AI—and translates it into measurable business value.
How to Monetize Enterprise Data: The Definitive Guide
Learn how to design and implement a real-time data monetization engine using streaming systems. Get architecture patterns, code examples, tradeoffs, and best practices for billing usage-based data products.
Detecting the Unexpected: Built-in Real-Time Anomaly Detection With Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink®
Learn how the built-in anomaly detection ML function in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® enables event-driven AI agents to detect and act on outlier system events faster.
Introducing Real-Time Context Engine: Simplified Context Engineering With Real-Time, Processed Data for AI
Unlock real-time context for AI with Confluent’s Real-Time Context Engine. Evaluate, process, and serve trustworthy context continuously in Confluent Cloud.
Faster, Smarter, More Context-Aware: What’s New in Streaming Agents
Explore new Streaming Agents features — Agent Definition, Observability & Debugging, and access to Real-Time Context Engine — to build intelligent, context-aware AI on Confluent.
Streaming Data to AI-Ready Tables: Tableflow for Delta Lake and Databricks Unity Catalog Is Now Generally Available
Transform real-time Kafka data into governed, AI-ready Delta Lake tables with Confluent Tableflow and Databricks Unity Catalog. Simplify pipelines, ensure governance, and unlock real-time analytics and AI.
New in Confluent Cloud: Data in Motion for AI in Action
Explore updates from Confluent Cloud’s Q4 2025 release, including new capabilities and availability for Streaming Agents, new Real-Time Context Engine, and more.
Unified Stream Manager: Manage and Monitor Apache Kafka® Across Environments
Unified Stream Manager is now GA! Bridge the gap between Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud with a single pane of glass for hybrid data governance, end-to-end lineage, and observability.
Tableflow is Production Ready: Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Azure Early Availability (EA), and More Enterprise-Grade Features
Tableflow on Confluent Cloud now supports Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Azure (EA) for secure, governed, real-time analytics from Apache Kafka data - no ETL or custom pipelines required.
Introducing Confluent Private Cloud: Cloud-Level Agility for Your Private Infrastructure
Confluent Private Cloud (CPC) is a new software package that extends Confluent’s cloud-native innovations to your private infrastructure. CPC offers an enhanced broker with up to 10x higher throughput and a new Gateway that provides network isolation and central policy enforcement without client...
Why Apache Kafka® Migration Costs Are Often Underestimated
Planning an Apache Kafka® migration? Learn how to estimate migration expenses, reduce costs, and compare self-managed vs managed real-time data platforms with expert insight.