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Data Products, Data Contracts, and Change Data Capture
Change data capture is a popular method to connect database tables to data streams, but it comes with drawbacks. The next evolution of the CDC pattern, first-class data products, provide resilient pipelines that support both real-time and batch processing while isolating upstream systems...
Introducing Confluent Cloud Freight Clusters
Learn how the latest innovations in Kora enable us to introduce new Confluent Cloud Freight clusters, which can save you up to 90% at GBps+ scale. Confluent Cloud Freight clusters are now available in Early Access.
Contributing to Apache Kafka®: How to Write a KIP
Learn how to contribute to open source Apache Kafka by writing Kafka Improvement Proposals (KIPs) that solve problems and add features! Read on for real examples.
An Overview of Confluent Cloud Security Controls
Whether you are a developer working on a cool new real-time application or an architect formulating the plan to reap the benefits of event streaming for the organisation, the subject […]
Project Metamorphosis Month 5: Global Event Streaming in Confluent Cloud
This is the fifth month of Project Metamorphosis: an initiative that addresses the manual toil of running Apache Kafka® by bringing the best characteristics of modern cloud-native data systems to […]
How Bolt Has Adopted Change Data Capture with Confluent Platform
This article describes why Bolt, the leading European on-demand transportation platform that operates across ride-hailing, food delivery, and e-mobility sectors, has journeyed toward adopting change data capture (CDC). Adopting CDC […]
Streaming Heterogeneous Databases with Kafka Connect – The Easy Way
Building a Cloud ETL Pipeline on Confluent Cloud shows you how to build and deploy a data pipeline entirely in the cloud. However, not all databases can be in the […]
Announcing AWS PrivateLink Support in Confluent Cloud
We’re happy to announce that Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service powered by Apache Kafka®, now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure network connectivity, in addition to the existing […]
Project Metamorphosis Month 4: Confluent Cloud for Apache Kafka Available Everywhere
We launched Project Metamorphosis in April with the goal of making it dramatically easier for organizations to leverage an event streaming platform for their business needs. By reimagining event streaming […]
Apache Kafka as a Service with Confluent Cloud Now Available on AWS Marketplace
You may already know that Confluent Cloud is available across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, allowing you to access the amazing stack built by Confluent including a battle-tested version of […]
Putting Several Event Types in the Same Topic – Revisited
In the article Should You Put Several Event Types in the Same Kafka Topic?, Martin Kleppmann discusses when to combine several event types in the same topic and introduces new […]
Announcing the Elasticsearch Service Sink Connector for Apache Kafka in Confluent Cloud
We are excited to announce the preview release of the fully managed Elasticsearch Service Sink Connector in Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service based on Apache Kafka®. Our […]
Project Metamorphosis Month 3: Infinite Storage in Confluent Cloud for Apache Kafka
This is the third month of Project Metamorphosis, where we discuss new features in Confluent’s offerings that bring together event streams and the best characteristics of modern cloud data systems. […]
Reducing the Total Cost of Operations for Self-Managed Apache Kafka
We kicked off Project Metamorphosis last month by announcing a set of features that make Apache Kafka® more elastic, one of the most important traits of cloud-native data systems. This […]
Announcing the Snowflake Sink Connector for Apache Kafka in Confluent Cloud
We are excited to announce the general availability release of the fully managed Snowflake sink connector in Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service based on Apache Kafka®. Our […]
How Merging Companies Will Give Rise to Unified Data Streams
Company mergers are becoming more common as businesses strive to improve performance and grow market share by saving costs and eliminating competition through acquisitions. But how do business mergers relate […]
Build Real-Time Observability Pipelines with Confluent Cloud and AppDynamics
Many organisations rely on commercial or open source monitoring tools to measure the performance and stability of business-critical applications. AppDynamics, Datadog, and Prometheus are widely used commercial and open source […]