API Summit 2023 is a wrap! Over the two-day conference (our sixth-annual event), we packed in over 40 hours of content in 100 sessions touching on everything from ensuring reliable connectivity to generative AI. We heard from investors about the future of APIs, as well as stories from users and customers from all over the world. And, of course, we also had plenty of Kong-related news to share. Here are some of the highlights from the event and a round-up of all the Kong news dropped this week.

There was a huge amount of buzz about Apache Flink® at this year’s Kafka Summit London. From an action-packed keynote to standing-room only breakout sessions, it's clear that the Apache Kafka® community is hungry to learn more about Flink and how the stream processing framework fits into the modern data streaming stack.

At three full days and nearly 4,000 registered attendees, Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2023 in London was the largest data and analytics summit in EMEA to date. That much interest in data and analytics thrills us, of course — but it was also exciting because it was one of our first major events following the announcement that Talend has been acquired by Qlik. There was a lot to talk about!

It’s that time of the year again! I’m still buzzing about this year’s Showfloor Showdown at Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in London, where I had the opportunity to showcase ThoughtSpot's AI-Powered Analytics. In the spirit of facilitating a side-by-side comparison, we were all invited to look at global flooding and weather station data, analyze the variables affecting these natural disasters, and present key findings to the crowd.

This years I/O can be easily summed up by just one phrase: “AI”. AI absolutely everywhere. Sundar Pichai started, mentioned numerous times and ended the Keynote by mentioning AI. Some of the main announcements around AI for developers included the general availablity of “Bard” supporting 20 programming languages and use of the “PaLM 2” based models with some like “Gecko” small enough to run on mobile devices.

Sara Seylani, Solution Architect at Fivetran, reflects on the data, technology and espionage expert insights from Big Data and AI World 2023.

There are few topics in the world right now that are hotter than data and its related fields. As technology, machine learning, and computer algorithms continue to expand, so does the way that companies can use this information to benefit their business. Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) remains one of the most important processes in the area of big data. This area is absolutely booming, and so is the demand to learn more about its various processes and components.

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the importance of staying up-to-date on the latest developments in the realm of APIs becomes increasingly vital. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by attending conferences that focus specifically on API-related topics. In the upcoming year of 2023, there are a plethora of such events being held across the globe, each offering valuable insights and opportunities for networking and professional development.