Confluent stories

APAC firms are shifting from AI pilots to real-time, scaled deployments in 2026 as data, ROI demands and regulation rapidly converge.

As AI reshapes communications, experts say human storytelling and clear brand narratives will define who thrives in the coming years.

Asia Pacific firms are urged to prioritise real-time, high-quality data and robust governance to unlock AI's full potential and avoid costly errors.

Enterprises must ditch open-world hype and build deterministic, event-driven AI agents that reliably automate closed-world workflows at scale.

Confluent has been named a Leader by Forrester Research for its streaming data platform, excelling in messaging, processing, governance and enterprise support.

Confluent appoints Kamal Brar as SVP Global Partners and Greg Taylor as SVP APAC GM to expand its data streaming platform globally and in Asia-Pacific.

Confluent’s Tableflow now integrates with Delta Lake and Databricks Unity Catalog, enabling real-time analytics and AI with governed data across multicloud environments.

Confluent launches Confluent Intelligence, a platform providing real-time data streaming to enhance AI context and support scalable, event-driven AI systems.

Confluent launches Real-Time Context Engine to deliver up-to-date data and context to AI agents, enhancing decision accuracy with its Model Context Protocol.

Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.

Confluent has launched Private Cloud, enabling organisations to securely deploy and manage real-time data streaming on private infrastructure with cloud-like agility.

CloudMile has launched LumiTure.ai, a multi-cloud FinOps platform aimed at enhancing secure AI adoption and financial operations across Southeast Asia.

Confluent partners with VCARB Formula 1 team to stream real-time data, enhancing race strategy and engineering with rapid telemetry insights.

Confluent has named Stephen Deasy as Chief Technology Officer to lead its data streaming platform's growth and AI-driven real-time intelligence efforts.

Firebolt appoints Hemanth Vedagarbha as CEO to lead global expansion and strengthen its position in the analytical database market amid rising AI demand.

Firebolt has launched a new hub in Singapore to support rising demand for real-time data analytics and AI solutions across the Asia Pacific region.

Confluent unveils Streaming Agents in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink, enabling businesses to scale AI agents that analyse and act on real-time data.

Confluent will invest USD $200 million over three years to expand its global partner ecosystem, boosting real-time data streaming and AI-ready solutions.

Avalara appoints Adrianna Burrows as CMO and Shahan Parshad as CIO to boost global expansion and enhance AI-driven tax compliance solutions.

Most Australian IT leaders see data streaming as vital for AI growth, with 93% planning increased investment to supply real-time, trustworthy data for AI systems.