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Data drives every strategic move today, from real-time customer experiences to AI that powers business outcomes. But the infrastructure behind that data is often anything but modern. Pipelines are fragile, visibility is limited, and every schema change or API hiccup turns into engineering firefighting. Hours get lost to manual fixes and maintenance instead of innovation. When reliable data depends on constant human attention, the pace of the business suffers.

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We recently released our 2026 Confluent Predictions Report, outlining bold ideas and trends that are shaping the future of data, AI, and real-time systems. And stay tuned for an upcoming episode of the Life Is But a Stream web show that will air early in the new year. Join the conversation as host Joseph Morais sits down with Sanjeev Mohan, independent analyst at SanjMo, for an exciting roundtable discussion breaking down those predictions. Are they forecasts? Are they trends? And which ones will matter most as we move forward into 2026?

Developers, ditch the documentation dive! SpotterCode is your 10x coding partner for embedded intelligence. ThoughtSpot's Nicolas Rentz shows how SpotterCode leverages the ThoughtSpot SDK docs and code examples to auto-generate production-ready code directly in your IDE. Accelerate your path to market with clean, seamless integration.

How much time is wasted every month exporting data, building slide decks, and emailing reports around — only for them to be instantly outdated or land in the wrong inbox?

Studio is the foundation of the entire Katalon platform. Every product, from TrueTest to TestCloud, relies on Studio’s automation capabilities. Because all tests are ultimately Studio tests, it serves as the core engine enabling faster testing and powering execution, reporting, and CI/CD integration across the platform. — Alex Martins, VP of Strategy at Katalon Follow Katalon for more insights in our series!

Cloudera Chief Marketing Officer Mary Wells helped spearhead the launch of Cloudera’s Women Leaders in Technology initiative, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. To honor this milestone, Mary joins this special edition of The AI Forecast to reflect on the impact of this program so far. Mary Wells and host Paul Muller embark on an inspiring conversation on leadership, allyship, and navigating one of the most transformative moments in technology.

AI has changed how software is written, but testing and quality haven’t kept up at the same pace. In the first episode of our "From the Bear Cave" discussion series, SmartBear CEO Dan Faulkner and VP of Product, AI, Bridges Smith talk through the Levels of Autonomy in software development, why non-code-based testing must become more autonomous, and what it will take to close the gap between AI coding and ensuring trustworthy software.

Want your developers to get back to what they do best: application development? We have a solution to the barriers hindering developer productivity. Take a look at the top 5 time sinks — including meetings and environment setup — in this snippet from our recent webinar From Waiting to Innovating: Reclaim 40% of Developer Time Overnight. Find out how to improve your team’s developer experience.