Important updates just landed across the Apache Kafka® client ecosystem.
With KIP-848 generally available, simplified OAuth-based cloud auth, and better metrics and tooling across languages, these updates make it easier to run Kafka clients reliably in production. -> https://cnfl.io/4pXIUTe
With KIP-848 generally available, simplified OAuth-based cloud auth, and better metrics and tooling across languages, these updates make it easier to run Kafka clients reliably in production. -> https://cnfl.io/4pXIUTe
Apache Kafka® Client Updates: KIP-848 GA, Python Asyncio, & OAuth
Discover key Apache Kafka® client updates: KIP-848 GA for stable consumer groups, native Python Asyncio support, and simplified OAuth authentication.
cnfl.io
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Important updates just landed across the Apache Kafka® client ecosystem.
With KIP-848 generally available, simplified OAuth-based cloud auth, and better metrics and tooling across languages, these updates make it easier to run Kafka clients reliably in production. -> https://cnfl.io/4pXIUTe
With KIP-848 generally available, simplified OAuth-based cloud auth, and better metrics and tooling across languages, these updates make it easier to run Kafka clients reliably in production. -> https://cnfl.io/4pXIUTe
Discover how we're improving Kafka Connect with better observability, security, migrations, and connector flexibility—making data integration easier to scale. Check out our blog now ⬇️
https://cnfl.io/45pAbkm
https://cnfl.io/45pAbkm
Making Kafka Connect More Flexible, Secure, and Easier to Operate
Discover how Confluent is improving Kafka Connect with better observability, security, migrations, and connector flexibility--making data integration easier to scale.
www.confluent.io
December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Discover how we're improving Kafka Connect with better observability, security, migrations, and connector flexibility—making data integration easier to scale. Check out our blog now ⬇️
https://cnfl.io/45pAbkm
https://cnfl.io/45pAbkm
Turning data into revenue sounds simple… until you try to process massive volumes of events continuously and keep financial-grade consistency.
This new guide walks through how to design a low-latency monetization engine using Kafka and Flink. Check it out now ➡️ https://cnfl.io/3Y3WTL6
This new guide walks through how to design a low-latency monetization engine using Kafka and Flink. Check it out now ➡️ https://cnfl.io/3Y3WTL6
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Turning data into revenue sounds simple… until you try to process massive volumes of events continuously and keep financial-grade consistency.
This new guide walks through how to design a low-latency monetization engine using Kafka and Flink. Check it out now ➡️ https://cnfl.io/3Y3WTL6
This new guide walks through how to design a low-latency monetization engine using Kafka and Flink. Check it out now ➡️ https://cnfl.io/3Y3WTL6
Check out @itpro.com discussion around our Quick Thinking research earlier this year. The piece highlights why the next generation of leaders must be intentional about diversity and agile in their decision-making.
What tomorrow’s tech leaders can learn from today’s www.itpro.com/business/bus...
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Check out @itpro.com discussion around our Quick Thinking research earlier this year. The piece highlights why the next generation of leaders must be intentional about diversity and agile in their decision-making.
The future of online shopping won’t happen primarily on websites. It’ll happen through personal, AI agents that can browse, compare, and recommend products to shoppers. 🛍️
So, what does that mean for retailers?
Read @seanfalconer.bsky.social's new article in Total Retail to find out. ⤵️
So, what does that mean for retailers?
Read @seanfalconer.bsky.social's new article in Total Retail to find out. ⤵️
The Hidden Data Needs of AI Shopping Agents
If your company's product data isn't accessible to AI shopping agents, you'll effectively be shut out of this growing channel.
www.mytotalretail.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The future of online shopping won’t happen primarily on websites. It’ll happen through personal, AI agents that can browse, compare, and recommend products to shoppers. 🛍️
So, what does that mean for retailers?
Read @seanfalconer.bsky.social's new article in Total Retail to find out. ⤵️
So, what does that mean for retailers?
Read @seanfalconer.bsky.social's new article in Total Retail to find out. ⤵️
🏆 Confluent Cloud won an @infoworld.bsky.social Technology of the Year Award in the Data Management: Streaming category!
This win wouldn’t have been possible without our team. Thank you and congratulations on this achievement!
Learn how we’re simplifying real-time data use for AI and analytics. ⤵️
This win wouldn’t have been possible without our team. Thank you and congratulations on this achievement!
Learn how we’re simplifying real-time data use for AI and analytics. ⤵️
InfoWorld’s 2025 Technology of the Year Award winners
The InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards recognize the year’s best and most innovative products in AI, cloud, data analytics, devops, and software development.
www.infoworld.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🏆 Confluent Cloud won an @infoworld.bsky.social Technology of the Year Award in the Data Management: Streaming category!
This win wouldn’t have been possible without our team. Thank you and congratulations on this achievement!
Learn how we’re simplifying real-time data use for AI and analytics. ⤵️
This win wouldn’t have been possible without our team. Thank you and congratulations on this achievement!
Learn how we’re simplifying real-time data use for AI and analytics. ⤵️
Learn how Tableflow converts data to Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake format, and how it can be integrated with Amazon Redshift to query and analyze customer activity snapshots! ⤵️
Dive into our full CDC demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
Dive into our full CDC demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Learn how Tableflow converts data to Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake format, and how it can be integrated with Amazon Redshift to query and analyze customer activity snapshots! ⤵️
Dive into our full CDC demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
Dive into our full CDC demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
The infrastructure that powered the last decade of digital business wasn't designed for context-hungry AI agents.
2026 will separate companies that treat AI as a side project from those that rebuild their architectures to support it.
Explore 6️⃣ shifts that'll define next year in @thenewstack.io ⤵️
2026 will separate companies that treat AI as a side project from those that rebuild their architectures to support it.
Explore 6️⃣ shifts that'll define next year in @thenewstack.io ⤵️
In 2026, AI Infrastructure Will Face a Reckoning
The next year will be about scaling AI, which requires a hard look at your data infrastructure. Are your databases, governance and vendor strategies ready?
thenewstack.io
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The infrastructure that powered the last decade of digital business wasn't designed for context-hungry AI agents.
2026 will separate companies that treat AI as a side project from those that rebuild their architectures to support it.
Explore 6️⃣ shifts that'll define next year in @thenewstack.io ⤵️
2026 will separate companies that treat AI as a side project from those that rebuild their architectures to support it.
Explore 6️⃣ shifts that'll define next year in @thenewstack.io ⤵️
@sandonjacobs.bsky.social is back at the lightboard to introduce KIP-932 - “Queues for Kafka,” unpacking how this new cooperative consumption model enables consumer scaling beyond traditional partition limits via message-level acknowledgement.
Watch it here 👉 https://cnfl.io/4956fwe
Watch it here 👉 https://cnfl.io/4956fwe
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@sandonjacobs.bsky.social is back at the lightboard to introduce KIP-932 - “Queues for Kafka,” unpacking how this new cooperative consumption model enables consumer scaling beyond traditional partition limits via message-level acknowledgement.
Watch it here 👉 https://cnfl.io/4956fwe
Watch it here 👉 https://cnfl.io/4956fwe
Turkish ultra-fast grocery delivery service Getir sees a 70% reduction in database costs by implementing Confluent Cloud as a centralized data streaming platform. Read the full story here: https://cnfl.io/4iO8s2i
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Turkish ultra-fast grocery delivery service Getir sees a 70% reduction in database costs by implementing Confluent Cloud as a centralized data streaming platform. Read the full story here: https://cnfl.io/4iO8s2i
Check out how Debezium captures real-time data changes from a Postgres database! Learn how inserts, updates, & deletes work and how they’re streamed instantly to ensure auditability, reproducibility, & replayability of the data.
Want to learn more? Find our full demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
Want to learn more? Find our full demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Check out how Debezium captures real-time data changes from a Postgres database! Learn how inserts, updates, & deletes work and how they’re streamed instantly to ensure auditability, reproducibility, & replayability of the data.
Want to learn more? Find our full demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
Want to learn more? Find our full demo here: https://cnfl.io/4ppcOQ6
We are excited that Confluent has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by IBM! Learn more here: www.confluent.io/blog/ibm-to-...
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We are excited that Confluent has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by IBM! Learn more here: www.confluent.io/blog/ibm-to-...
🚨Happening next week!
On December 11, our hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of stream processing and Apache Flink.
Learn how to filter, join, and enrich streaming data within Confluent Cloud!
→ https://cnfl.io/4o4zsf5
On December 11, our hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of stream processing and Apache Flink.
Learn how to filter, join, and enrich streaming data within Confluent Cloud!
→ https://cnfl.io/4o4zsf5
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨Happening next week!
On December 11, our hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of stream processing and Apache Flink.
Learn how to filter, join, and enrich streaming data within Confluent Cloud!
→ https://cnfl.io/4o4zsf5
On December 11, our hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of stream processing and Apache Flink.
Learn how to filter, join, and enrich streaming data within Confluent Cloud!
→ https://cnfl.io/4o4zsf5
Want to simplify your dev cycle and speed up streaming app development?
Join our virtual workshop on December 10th, to learn how to manage Apache Kafka streams and Apache Flink queries directly from VS Code using our latest integrations!
Space is limited, sign up today! ⤵️
Join our virtual workshop on December 10th, to learn how to manage Apache Kafka streams and Apache Flink queries directly from VS Code using our latest integrations!
Space is limited, sign up today! ⤵️
TableFlow Workshop
Join Our Hands-On Virtual Workshop: Real-time Streaming Development with VS Code, Copilot, Flink, & Tableflow
www.confluent-programs.io
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Want to simplify your dev cycle and speed up streaming app development?
Join our virtual workshop on December 10th, to learn how to manage Apache Kafka streams and Apache Flink queries directly from VS Code using our latest integrations!
Space is limited, sign up today! ⤵️
Join our virtual workshop on December 10th, to learn how to manage Apache Kafka streams and Apache Flink queries directly from VS Code using our latest integrations!
Space is limited, sign up today! ⤵️
Without the right tools to enforce them, data contracts are bound to fail.
That’s where Apache Kafka + Apache Flink come in.
Learn how these technologies provide a common language to define schemas and data quality rules, which can help make data contracts widespread across your organization. ⤵️
That’s where Apache Kafka + Apache Flink come in.
Learn how these technologies provide a common language to define schemas and data quality rules, which can help make data contracts widespread across your organization. ⤵️
Why data contracts need Apache Kafka and Apache Flink
Data contracts are foundational to properly designed and well behaved data pipelines. Kafka and Flink provide the key capabilities.
cnfl.io
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Without the right tools to enforce them, data contracts are bound to fail.
That’s where Apache Kafka + Apache Flink come in.
Learn how these technologies provide a common language to define schemas and data quality rules, which can help make data contracts widespread across your organization. ⤵️
That’s where Apache Kafka + Apache Flink come in.
Learn how these technologies provide a common language to define schemas and data quality rules, which can help make data contracts widespread across your organization. ⤵️
Don’t delay, get your papers in today! Time is of the essence in real-time data streaming, and we need your help to make #Current26 in APAC and EMEA a huge success!
Get feedback on your ideas and join our speaker office hours on December 11. Register here: https://cnfl.io/4qUw1u6
Get feedback on your ideas and join our speaker office hours on December 11. Register here: https://cnfl.io/4qUw1u6
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don’t delay, get your papers in today! Time is of the essence in real-time data streaming, and we need your help to make #Current26 in APAC and EMEA a huge success!
Get feedback on your ideas and join our speaker office hours on December 11. Register here: https://cnfl.io/4qUw1u6
Get feedback on your ideas and join our speaker office hours on December 11. Register here: https://cnfl.io/4qUw1u6
⚡️ It’s almost lightning talk time at the Confluent #AWSreInvent booth!
Join us at for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us!
Join us at for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us!
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
⚡️ It’s almost lightning talk time at the Confluent #AWSreInvent booth!
Join us at for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us!
Join us at for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us!
⚡️ It’s almost lightning talk time at the Confluent #AWSreInvent booth!
Join us for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by booth 721 for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us. ⬇️
Join us for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by booth 721 for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us. ⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
⚡️ It’s almost lightning talk time at the Confluent #AWSreInvent booth!
Join us for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by booth 721 for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us. ⬇️
Join us for rapid-fire sessions on the biggest topics in data streaming and real-time AI.
Stop by booth 721 for inspiration, technical walkthroughs, and the latest from Confluent’s product experts.
Come learn with us. ⬇️
Go from Apache Kafka topics to Delta tables + AI agents in this hands-on workshop!
On Dec 16th, we'll walk you through implementing an end-to-end, streaming-to-AI insight data pipeline.
Get hands-on experience with Tableflow, Oracle XStream CDC, Databricks Genie, + more 👉 https://cnfl.io/3XNJh6h
On Dec 16th, we'll walk you through implementing an end-to-end, streaming-to-AI insight data pipeline.
Get hands-on experience with Tableflow, Oracle XStream CDC, Databricks Genie, + more 👉 https://cnfl.io/3XNJh6h
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Go from Apache Kafka topics to Delta tables + AI agents in this hands-on workshop!
On Dec 16th, we'll walk you through implementing an end-to-end, streaming-to-AI insight data pipeline.
Get hands-on experience with Tableflow, Oracle XStream CDC, Databricks Genie, + more 👉 https://cnfl.io/3XNJh6h
On Dec 16th, we'll walk you through implementing an end-to-end, streaming-to-AI insight data pipeline.
Get hands-on experience with Tableflow, Oracle XStream CDC, Databricks Genie, + more 👉 https://cnfl.io/3XNJh6h
Learn how to filter, join, and enrich streaming data within Confluent Cloud! On Dec 11th, our hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of stream processing and Apache Flink.
Don't miss out—secure your spot today! → https://cnfl.io/43B1nfe
Don't miss out—secure your spot today! → https://cnfl.io/43B1nfe
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Learn how to filter, join, and enrich streaming data within Confluent Cloud! On Dec 11th, our hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of stream processing and Apache Flink.
Don't miss out—secure your spot today! → https://cnfl.io/43B1nfe
Don't miss out—secure your spot today! → https://cnfl.io/43B1nfe
Thinking about how to access data and get it to where it needs to be has always been a challenge. The rise of AI has made this challenge even more important to overcome.
Read Adam Bellemare’s article in @hackernoon.com to learn how to power operations, analytics, and AI using all the same data. ⤵️
Read Adam Bellemare’s article in @hackernoon.com to learn how to power operations, analytics, and AI using all the same data. ⤵️
How To Power AI, Analytics, and Microservices Using the Same Data | HackerNoon
Adam Bellemare explains how data streaming unifies AI, analytics, and microservices—solving data access challenges through real-time, scalable pipelines.
hackernoon.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thinking about how to access data and get it to where it needs to be has always been a challenge. The rise of AI has made this challenge even more important to overcome.
Read Adam Bellemare’s article in @hackernoon.com to learn how to power operations, analytics, and AI using all the same data. ⤵️
Read Adam Bellemare’s article in @hackernoon.com to learn how to power operations, analytics, and AI using all the same data. ⤵️
AI models work well right out of the box. But if you add in a continuous flow of data that’s relevant to your business, you’ll be in very good (artificial) hands.
Head to @thenewstack.io to learn how the features we announced at #Current25 can help your AI tap into the real-time data it needs. ⤵️
Head to @thenewstack.io to learn how the features we announced at #Current25 can help your AI tap into the real-time data it needs. ⤵️
Confluent Provides a Real-Time Context Engine for AI
In a world where multimillion-dollar AI investments are failing, Confluent says real-time context is the missing ingredient for timely, valuable decisions.
thenewstack.io
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
AI models work well right out of the box. But if you add in a continuous flow of data that’s relevant to your business, you’ll be in very good (artificial) hands.
Head to @thenewstack.io to learn how the features we announced at #Current25 can help your AI tap into the real-time data it needs. ⤵️
Head to @thenewstack.io to learn how the features we announced at #Current25 can help your AI tap into the real-time data it needs. ⤵️
Want to bridge the gap between operational data and governed tables without compromising on security or scale?
From Delta Lake + Databricks Unity Catalog support to enterprise security features, you're going to love what's 🆕 in Tableflow.
Learn more: https://cnfl.io/4hvk9KG
From Delta Lake + Databricks Unity Catalog support to enterprise security features, you're going to love what's 🆕 in Tableflow.
Learn more: https://cnfl.io/4hvk9KG
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Want to bridge the gap between operational data and governed tables without compromising on security or scale?
From Delta Lake + Databricks Unity Catalog support to enterprise security features, you're going to love what's 🆕 in Tableflow.
Learn more: https://cnfl.io/4hvk9KG
From Delta Lake + Databricks Unity Catalog support to enterprise security features, you're going to love what's 🆕 in Tableflow.
Learn more: https://cnfl.io/4hvk9KG
Can you believe it’s already been two weeks since we were at #Current25? Neither can we.
Get up-to-speed on the key takeaways from our time in New Orleans—Adrian Bridgwater has you covered. Read his deep dive in Techzine ⤵️
Get up-to-speed on the key takeaways from our time in New Orleans—Adrian Bridgwater has you covered. Read his deep dive in Techzine ⤵️
Confluent crowns the new AI kingmaker, real-time data in context
Data streaming platform company Confluent staged its annual user and partner practitioner conference in New Orleans this week. It was perhaps logical to Data streaming platform company Confluent stage...
www.techzine.eu
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Can you believe it’s already been two weeks since we were at #Current25? Neither can we.
Get up-to-speed on the key takeaways from our time in New Orleans—Adrian Bridgwater has you covered. Read his deep dive in Techzine ⤵️
Get up-to-speed on the key takeaways from our time in New Orleans—Adrian Bridgwater has you covered. Read his deep dive in Techzine ⤵️
It’s not just bad prompts. AI agents are facing a timing problem:
They can't act on critical events because they aren't made aware of them in real time. 🐌
The problem lies in infrastructure. The solution lies in streaming context.
Learn more in VentureBeat: https://cnfl.io/43mg7hX
They can't act on critical events because they aren't made aware of them in real time. 🐌
The problem lies in infrastructure. The solution lies in streaming context.
Learn more in VentureBeat: https://cnfl.io/43mg7hX
The missing data link in enterprise AI: Why agents need streaming context, not just better prompts
The missing data link in enterprise AI: Why agents need streaming context, not just better promptsSean Michael Kerner October 29, 2025 Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with FLUX-pro-1.1-ultraEnterprise AI agents today face a fundamental timing pro...
cnfl.io
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s not just bad prompts. AI agents are facing a timing problem:
They can't act on critical events because they aren't made aware of them in real time. 🐌
The problem lies in infrastructure. The solution lies in streaming context.
Learn more in VentureBeat: https://cnfl.io/43mg7hX
They can't act on critical events because they aren't made aware of them in real time. 🐌
The problem lies in infrastructure. The solution lies in streaming context.
Learn more in VentureBeat: https://cnfl.io/43mg7hX