On March 17, IBM completed its acquisition of Confluent, Inc., the data streaming platform used by more than 6,500 enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 500 — to power real-time operations. Under ...

IBM (IBM) has released a new series of storage systems, the IBM FlashSystem 5600, 7600 and 9600, which feature artificial intelligence agents for security and data management. IBM also introduced a ...

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Confluent’s data-streaming platform helps data engineers move data that flows continuously – such as payments, orders and activity on a website – between databases, data lakes and AI systems. It also ...

IBM is betting $11 billion that real-time data infrastructure will become as critical to AI deployments as databases were to enterprise applications. The company's just-announced acquisition of ...

IBM struck a deal to add Confluent to its rapidly expanding cloud portfolio. The data-streaming platform could accelerate IBM's AI initiatives. Confluent's open-source platform helps businesses gather ...

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and ...

IBM is in advanced negotiations to acquire data infrastructure firm Confluent for approximately $11 billion. The potential deal, reported by the Wall Street Journal, could be announced imminently.

IBM (IBM) revealed today it plans to acquire Confluent (CFLT), a pioneer in data streaming, for about $11B, prompting Confluent shares to surge more than 25% during early Monday trading. Confluent ...

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IBM said it is acquiring Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion. The addition of Confluent will strengthen IBM's artificial intelligence portfolio. IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all of the ...

Confluent surges after report of IBM’s $11B takeover talks. IBM seeks stronger cloud software momentum after recent slowdown. Deal underscores rising consolidation in data-infrastructure and AI ...