Happy holidays from Confluent! It’s that time in the quarter again, when we get to share our latest and greatest features on Confluent Cloud. To start, we’re thrilled to share that Confluent ranked as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2023, and The Forrester Wave(™): Cloud Data Pipelines, Q4 2023! Forrester strongly endorsed Confluent’s vision to transform data streaming platforms from a “nice-to-have” to a must-have.

When businesses share sensitive first-party data with outside partners or customers, they must do so in a way that meets strict governance requirements around security and privacy. Data clean rooms have emerged as the technology to meet this need, enabling interoperability where multiple parties can collaborate on and analyze sensitive data in a governed way without exposing direct access to the underlying data and business logic.

Historically, only a few AI experts within an organization could develop insights using machine learning (ML) and predictive analytics. Yet in this new wave of AI, democratizing ML to more data teams is crucial—and for Snowflake SQL users, it’s now a reality.

2023 was the year of generative AI, with applications like ChatGPT, Bard and others becoming so mainstream we almost forgot what it was like to live in a world without them. Yet despite its seemingly revolutionary capabilities, it's important to remember that Generative AI is an extension of “traditional AI”, which in itself is a step in the digital transformation revolution.

European logistics, freight and delivery companies require real-time data across their shipping network to meet the needs of the festive season.

I can’t count the number of times I’ve used the phrase: “There’s always a spreadsheet…” When I give a demo of the Keboola platform, I often start with Google Sheets as the data source of choice. The data source connector Google Sheets is one of the most popular components on our platform because, let’s face it, no matter the project, there’s always a spreadsheet involved.

BigQuery Omni’s new cross-cloud materialized views lets you perform cross-cloud analytics.

Fivetran is positioned in the Challengers Quadrant for its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

In the realm of product analytics, crash analytics plays a pivotal role in shaping a robust and user-friendly software environment. This comprehensive guide explores the significance of crash analytics within product analytics, highlighting its impact on user experience and product development.