How to Set Up Networking on Confluent Cloud

Setting up network connections can often seem difficult or time consuming. This video provides a wayfinding introduction to help you get networking up and running for all cluster types on Confluent Cloud, showing you your networking options for each cluster type when running on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, respectively.

Mind the Gap: Serving Up a Unified Business Data Model for QSR Success

‍ In our previous article, The Key to Unlocking QSR Growth, we discussed the guiding principles that lay a strong foundation for success in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry. We highlighted the importance of data analytics for improved decision-making, automation, and scalable growth.

Elevating Productivity: Cloudera Data Engineering Brings External IDE Connectivity to Apache Spark

As advanced analytics and AI continue to drive enterprise strategy, leaders are tasked with building flexible, resilient data pipelines that accelerate trusted insights. AI pioneer Andrew Ng recently underscored that robust data engineering is foundational to the success of data-centric AI—a strategy that prioritizes data quality over model complexity.

Top 3 Data and Analytics Trends to Prepare for in 2025

2025 is poised to be another year of significant advancements in business intelligence (BI) and analytics. Building on the momentum of 2024, which saw a surge in self-service BI adoption, our attention turns to newer, sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. As the data landscape evolves, it’s important to keep agile and adapt to emerging technologies to stay competitive and maximize the value of your analytics investments.

Connect with Confluent Q4 Update: New Program Entrants and SAP Datasphere Hydration

The Connect with Confluent (CwC) Technology Partner Program consistently expands the reach of Confluent’s data streaming platform across an ever-growing landscape of enterprise data systems. In this blog, you’ll meet the latest program entrants who have built fully managed integrations with Confluent and discover new ways to leverage real-time data across your business.

Leading multi-brand multi-national hotel chain

As travelers increasingly expect personalized experiences, brands in the travel and hospitality industry must find innovative ways to leverage data in their marketing and product experiences. That said, managing vast, complex data sets across multiple brands, loyalty programs and guest touchpoints presents unique challenges for companies in this industry. Enter the Composable CDP on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud for Travel and Hospitality.

Rightsizing Your Data Infrastructure: Optimizing Snowflake Cluster and Workspace Configurations

Join us for another enlightening session in our Weekly Walkthrough series, "FinOps Metrics That Matter," where we focus on the critical aspect of rightsizing your Snowflake infrastructure for optimal performance and cost-efficiency. Achieving the right balance between performance and cost is paramount. However, a striking 80% of data management experts grapple with precise cost forecasting and management (Forrester). The primary culprits? Insufficient granular visibility, data silos, and a lack of AI-driven predictive tools.

EP 1: Exploring the Dark Ages of Data with R "Ray" Wang

Companies have access to more data than ever before – according to IDC, worldwide data will grow 61% by 2025. However, when it comes to adopting AI, there is a difference between companies who merely have internal data and those who have precise, accurate data. The first step to delivering trusted AI is having the right type of data. R "Ray" Wang, principal analyst and founder of Constellation Research, joins The AI Forecast to discuss the value of precision data as we enter what he calls “the dark ages of data”.

How to migrate from Kafka to Confluent Cloud with limited downtime

In this short video, a Confluent Solutions Engineering will run through the high-level steps on how to get started with your migration. And even better, once you’re done watching, you can download our comprehensive migration kit for a step by step guide of everything I’ve talked about and more.