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Faster, Smarter, More Context-Aware: What’s New in Streaming Agents
Explore new Streaming Agents features — Agent Definition, Observability & Debugging, and access to Real-Time Context Engine — to build intelligent, context-aware AI on Confluent.
Why Apache Kafka® Migration Costs Are Often Underestimated
Planning an Apache Kafka® migration? Learn how to estimate migration expenses, reduce costs, and compare self-managed vs managed real-time data platforms with expert insight.
The True Cost of Real-Time Data Streaming
Explore the hidden costs of real-time streaming—compare infrastructure, ops, and ROI between Confluent Cloud and self-managed Apache Kafka®. Learn how auto-scaling and governance lower TCO.
How to Build Real-Time Compliance & Audit Logging With Apache Kafka®
Learn how to build a real-time compliance and audit logging pipeline using Apache Kafka® or the Confluent data streaming platform with architecture details and best practices including schemas, immutability, retention, and more.
Scaling Kafka Streams Applications: Strategies for High-Volume Traffic
Learn how to scale Kafka Streams applications to handle massive throughput with partitioning, scaling strategies, tuning, and monitoring.
Cross-Data-Center Apache Kafka® Replication: Decision Framework & Readiness Playbook
Learn how to choose the right Apache Kafka® multi-cluster replication pattern and run an audit-ready disaster recovery and high availability program with lag SLOs, drills, and drift control.
How to Transform Data and Manage Schemas in Kafka Connect Pipelines
Learn how to handle data transformation, schema evolution, and security in Kafka Connect with best practices for consistency, enrichment, and format conversions.
Best Practices for Validating Apache Kafka® Disaster Recovery and High Availability
Learn best practices for validating your Apache Kafka® disaster recovery and high availability strategies, using techniques like chaos testing, monitoring, and documented recovery playbooks.
How to Scale and Secure Kafka Connect in Production Environments
Learn best practices for running Kafka Connect in production—covering scaling, security, error handling, and monitoring to build resilient data integration pipelines.
The BI Lag Problem and How Event-Driven Workflows Solve It
Learn how to automate BI with real-time streaming. Explore event-driven workflows that deliver instant insights and close the gap between data and action.
How Does Real-Time Streaming Prevent Fraud in Banking and Payments?
Discover how banks and payment providers use Apache Kafka® streaming to detect and block fraud in real time. Learn patterns for anomaly detection, risk mitigation, and trusted automation.
Do Microservices Need Event-Driven Architectures?
Discover why microservices architectures thrive with event-driven design and how streaming powers applications that are agile, resilient, and responsive in real time.
Making Data Quality Scalable With Real-Time Streaming Architectures
Learn how to validate and monitor data quality in real time with Apache Kafka® and Confluent. Prevent bad data from entering pipelines, improve trust in analytics, and power reliable business decisions.
How to Build Real-Time Alerts to Stay Ahead of Critical Events
Learn how to design real-time alerts with Apache Kafka® using alerting patterns, anomaly detection, and automated workflows for resilient responses to critical events.