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In the burgeoning intelligence economy, AI tokens are a metered utility, but enterprise profitability now hinges on a critical distinction: output tokens can cost up to 10x more than inputs, creating a new, invisible risk for cost overruns, particularly with Agentic AI. Learn how Kong AI Gateway and Konnect Metering & Billing provide the essential financial control plane to enforce directional guardrails, protect margins, and turn token consumption into realized revenue.

Federal agencies must perform a high-stakes balancing act: Modernize legacy systems, break down data silos, and deliver real-time citizen services—all while operating under strict security and compliance requirements with constrained budgets and staff. Today, we're announcing that Confluent Cloud for Government (CCG) is now available on the FedRAMP Marketplace, with FedRAMP Moderate authorization achieved through the competitive FedRAMP 20x Pilot program.

Apache Kafka powers massive, mission-critical data streams at enterprises worldwide. But in many organizations, those streams still behave like dumb pipes: raw JSON or bytes flowing between services, limited governance, weak contracts between teams, and data that’s hard to reuse for analytics or artificial intelligence (AI).

React Native teams ship fast. App store reviews do not. Today, CodePush officially launched on Bitrise, giving React Native teams the ability to deliver JavaScript and asset updates directly to users in minutes, without waiting for App Store or Play Store approval.

Software bugs are rarely small problems; they often lead to costly disruptions for both users and development teams. When issues reach production, they can trigger support tickets, emergency fixes, and lost revenue. The real challenge in software testing isn’t that bugs exist; it’s that they’re often discovered too late. Without strong quality assurance, teams end up fixing problems after release when the cost and effort are much higher.