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Ever wondered what's next for agentic AI? In this quick chat, we dive into how agentic AI and real-time data are shaping the future—helping systems predict trends, make smarter decisions, and much more. Watch to find out what could be coming in 2026.

First, Simon Aubury, co-author of "Getting Started With DuckDB," explains why treating data as a product (complete with an owner, a schema, and SLAs) is the key to building a culture of quality and accountability. He explores how this shift in mindset creates the right incentives for application developers and aligns the entire organization on the true value of its data.

– ABOUT CONFLUENT Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Confluent’s cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion – designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital front-end customer experiences and transitioning to sophisticated, real-time, software-driven backend operations.

– ABOUT CONFLUENT Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Confluent’s cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion – designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital front-end customer experiences and transitioning to sophisticated, real-time, software-driven backend operations.

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