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Announcing the Confluent for Startups AI Accelerator Program: Empowering the First Generation of Real-Time AI Startups
The Confluent for Startups AI Accelerator Program is a 10-week virtual initiative designed to support early-stage AI startups building real-time, data-driven applications. Participants will gain early access to Confluent’s cutting-edge technology, one-on-one mentorship, marketing exposure, and...
Let Flink Cook: Mastering Real-Time Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Flink
With AI model inference in Flink SQL, Confluent allows you to simplify the development and deployment of RAG-enabled GenAI applications by providing a unified platform for both data processing and AI tasks. Learn how you can use it to build a RAG-enabled Q&A chatbot using real-time airline data.
Introducing Build with Confluent: Enabling Partners to Bring Data Streaming Use Cases to Market Faster
Build with Confluent helps system integrators develop joint solutions faster, including specialized software bundles, support from data streaming experts to certify offerings, and access to Confluent’s Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to amplify their offering in the market.
Moving Up the Curve: 5 Tips For Enabling Enterprise-Wide Data Streaming
Confluent recently released its 2024 Data Streaming Report: Breaking Down the Barriers to Business Agility & Innovation. The report found that data streaming is delivering business value with 41% of IT leaders, driving up to 5x or more return on their data streaming investments.
How Apna, Glance, & Meesho Are Innovating with Data Streaming For Consumers in India
What do Apna, India’s largest hiring platform currently connecting 40 million job seekers to 445,000 employers across 174 cities, Meesho, India’s fastest ecommerce platform to cross one million registered sellers, and Glance, InMobi-owned live lock screen infotainment...
Two Ways to Build Event-Driven Serverless Applications Using Confluent Cloud and AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is a serverless, event-driven compute service that lets you run code for virtually any type of application or backend service. Lambda functions and Kafka topics can be combined to build scalable event-driven architectures that can fit many use cases across almost any industry.
How Factorial builds real-time data products with Confluent and Tinybird
Founded in 2016, Factorial took aim at the stagnant HR software market with their own unique twist. Factorial is present in over 65 countries, having raised $220 million in venture funding, and employs over 950 people. The company’s goal is to bring modern HR solutions...
Real-time Order Notifications: How ACERTUS Drives Customer Updates with Confluent
Today’s consumers expect to be kept updated on the status of their orders 24/7. Whether they’re requesting a ride, receiving a package, or purchasing items online, they want to know the current status without having to contact sellers directly.
Introducing the Connect with Confluent Partner Program: Supercharging Customer Growth and Extending the Data Streaming Ecosystem
Today, we’re excited to introduce our new Connect with Confluent (CwC) partner program—unlocking growth for technology partners and further extending the global data streaming ecosystem.
No Data, No AI. Introducing Data Streaming for Actionable Intelligence with AI
It is well understood that the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is dependent on careful curation and management of data. The adage “garbage in, garbage out” is particularly applicable to AI.
How Mobile Premier League Reduced Player Churn with Confluent Cloud
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.
How Extend Leverages Confluent's Data Streaming Platform for Backend Communications
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.
Q&A—How Wealthsimple Builds API Financial Solutions with Confluent
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.
Aggregate and Stream Your Security Data to Amazon Security Lake at Scale with Confluent
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.
How BigCommerce Uses Data Streaming to Bring Real-Time Insights to Merchants
As a consumer, you’ve no doubt ordered something online by tapping into the e-commerce functionality of BigCommerce. The aptly named platform enables many big-name brands—Ben & Jerry’s, Crest, GE, Harley-Davidson, and tens of thousands of others
Real-Time Data Streaming: What It Does and Why It Matters
Check out how data streaming works and how it helps businesses act, not react, to what's happening in real time. Get the data streaming basics and explore how businesses are getting started.
New Report: The ROI of Data Streaming and Its Biggest Challenges
This year, we crossed an important threshold: data streaming is now considered a business requirement for organizations across many industries. Findings from the 2023 Data Streaming Report show that 72% of the 2,250 IT leaders surveyed are using data streaming to power mission-critical systems.