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Techday NZ
30-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Confluent Cloud boosts agentic AI with enhanced data & security
Confluent has introduced new features in Confluent Cloud to support the development of secure and intelligent AI agents and analytics through unified access to real-time and historical data. The new capabilities for Confluent Cloud are centered around enhancing data quality, improving security, and simplifying networking for organisations deploying agentic artificial intelligence systems. The company has made these announcements as part of ongoing efforts to enable enterprises to better use their data assets for more effective decision making. Snapshot queries One of the key features highlighted is the availability of snapshot queries in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink. This functionality brings together real-time and batch data processing, making it possible for artificial intelligence agents and analytics systems to work with historical and up-to-date information in a single environment. The objective is to deliver smarter and more informed business decisions by ensuring complete data context is always available. "Agentic AI is moving from hype to enterprise adoption as organizations look to gain a competitive edge and win in today's market," said Shaun Clowes, Chief Product Officer at Confluent. "But without high-quality data, even the most advanced systems can't deliver real value. The new Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink features make it possible to blend real-time and batch data so that enterprises can trust their agentic AI to drive real change." The integration allows teams to use one product and one programming language to manage both streaming and historical datasets, removing the need to run separate tools or manual workarounds. Through seamless Tableflow integration, snapshot queries offer teams the ability to explore and analyse data comprehensively, enabling analytics and agentic AI to be informed by both past and present trends. This feature is now in early access for users. Expert insights "The rise of agentic AI orchestration is expected to accelerate, and companies need to start preparing now," said Stewart Bond, Vice President of Data Intelligence and Integration Software at IDC. "To unlock agentic AI's full potential, companies should seek solutions that unify disparate data types, including structured, unstructured, real-time, and historical information, in a single environment. This allows AI to derive richer insights and drive more impactful outcomes." Agentic AI has been increasingly adopted by businesses seeking to optimise efficiency and obtain faster insights by analysing diverse sets of data. Access to both historical and streaming information is essential for use cases such as fraud detection, where banks need to examine both current activities and previous transaction records, and in healthcare, where clinicians rely on real-time patient data alongside medical histories for informed decisions. By enabling one platform to handle multiple data types seamlessly, Confluent aims to simplify workflows and reduce the operational complexity associated with managing separate data systems for AI and analytics initiatives. Networking and security improvements Addressing connectivity and security requirements, Confluent Cloud now includes the Confluent Cloud Network (CCN) routing feature. This improvement allows teams to repurpose existing CCNs, previously created for Apache Kafka clusters, to establish secure connections for Apache Flink workloads. CCN routing is now available on Amazon Web Services in all Flink-supported regions. This is intended to make it easier for organisations with strict internal network controls to deploy stream processing, AI agents, and analytics securely. Confluent has also rolled out IP Filtering for Flink to grant more precise access control for hybrid environments. Many organisations have strict policies governing public data access, and this feature enables teams to restrict internet traffic to specific, allowed IP addresses while providing better visibility into unauthorised access attempts. IP Filtering is now generally available for all Confluent Cloud users. The company's new features aim to help organisations transform their intended use of agentic AI into concrete benefits to their operations, offering additional options for private networking, expanded data source connectivity, and improved governance in stream processing environments. Follow us on: Share on:
Channel Post MEA
04-06-2025
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Confluent Announces New Cloud Capabilities For Data Streaming
Confluent has announced new Confluent Cloud capabilities that make it easier to process and secure data for faster insights and decision-making. Snapshot queries, new in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink, bring together real-time and historic data processing to make artificial intelligence (AI) agents and analytics smarter. Confluent Cloud network (CCN) routing simplifies private networking for Apache Flink, and IP Filtering adds access controls for publicly accessible Flink pipelines, securing data for agentic AI and analytics. 'Agentic AI is moving from hype to enterprise adoption as organizations look to gain a competitive edge and win in today's market,' said Shaun Clowes, Chief Product Officer at Confluent. 'But without high-quality data, even the most advanced systems can't deliver real value. The new Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink features make it possible to blend real-time and batch data so that enterprises can trust their agentic AI to drive real change.' Bridging the Real-Time and Batch Divide 'The rise of agentic AI orchestration is expected to accelerate, and companies need to start preparing now,' said Stewart Bond, Vice President of Data Intelligence and Integration Software at IDC. 'To unlock agentic AI's full potential, companies should seek solutions that unify disparate data types, including structured, unstructured, real-time, and historical information, in a single environment. This allows AI to derive richer insights and drive more impactful outcomes.' Agentic AI is driving widespread change in business operations by increasing efficiency and powering faster decision-making by analyzing data to uncover valuable trends and insights. However, for AI agents to make the right decisions, they need historical context about what happened in the past and insight into what's happening right now. For example, for fraud detection, banks need real-time data to react in the moment and historical data to see if a transaction fits a customer's usual patterns. Hospitals need real-time vitals alongside patient medical history to make safe, informed treatment decisions. But to leverage both past and present data, teams often have to use separate tools and develop manual workarounds, resulting in time-consuming work and broken workflows. Additionally, it's important to secure the data that's used for analytics and agentic AI; this ensures trustworthy results and prevents sensitive data from being accessed. Snapshot Queries Unify Processing on One Platform In Confluent Cloud, snapshot queries let teams unify historical and streaming data with a single product and language, enabling consistent, intelligent experiences for both analytics and agentic AI. With seamless Tableflow integration, teams can easily gain context from past data. Snapshot queries allow teams to explore, test, and analyze data without spinning up new workloads. This makes it easier to supply agents with context from historic and real-time data or conduct an audit to understand key trends and patterns. Snapshot queries are now available in early access. CCN Routing Simplifies Private Networking for Flink Private networking is important for organizations that require an additional layer of security. Confluent offers a streamlined private networking solution by reusing existing CCNs that teams have already created for Apache Kafka clusters. Teams can use CCN to securely connect their data to any Flink workload, such as streaming pipelines, AI agents, or analytics. CCN routing is now generally available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in all regions where Flink is supported. IP Filtering Protects Flink Workloads in Hybrid Environments Many organizations that operate in hybrid environments need more control over which data can be publicly accessed. IP Filtering for Flink helps teams restrict internet traffic to allowed IPs and improves visibility into unauthorized access attempts by making it easier to track the attempts. IP Filtering is generally available for all Confluent Cloud users. Now organizations can more easily turn the promise of agentic AI into a competitive advantage. To learn more about the other new Confluent Cloud features, including the Snowflake source connector, cross-cloud Cluster Linking, and new Schema Registry private networking features, check out the launch blog. 0 0
Mid East Info
03-06-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Confluent Unites Batch and Stream Processing for Faster, Smarter Agentic AI and Analytics - Middle East Business News and Information
Confluent, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, announced new Confluent Cloud capabilities that make it easier to process and secure data for faster insights and decision-making. Snapshot queries, new in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink®, bring together real-time and historic data processing to make artificial intelligence (AI) agents and analytics smarter. Confluent Cloud network (CCN) routing simplifies private networking for Apache Flink®, and IP Filtering adds access controls for publicly accessible Flink pipelines, securing data for agentic AI and analytics. 'Agentic AI is moving from hype to enterprise adoption as organizations look to gain a competitive edge and win in today's market,' said Shaun Clowes, Chief Product Officer at Confluent. 'But without high-quality data, even the most advanced systems can't deliver real value. The new Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® features make it possible to blend real-time and batch data so that enterprises can trust their agentic AI to drive real change.' Bridging the Real-Time and Batch Divide 'The rise of agentic AI orchestration is expected to accelerate, and companies need to start preparing now,' said Stewart Bond, Vice President of Data Intelligence and Integration Software at IDC. 'To unlock agentic AI's full potential, companies should seek solutions that unify disparate data types, including structured, unstructured, real-time, and historical information, in a single environment. This allows AI to derive richer insights and drive more impactful outcomes.' Agentic AI is driving widespread change in business operations by increasing efficiency and powering faster decision-making by analyzing data to uncover valuable trends and insights. However, for AI agents to make the right decisions, they need historical context about what happened in the past and insight into what's happening right now. For example, for fraud detection, banks need real-time data to react in the moment and historical data to see if a transaction fits a customer's usual patterns. Hospitals need real-time vitals alongside patient medical history to make safe, informed treatment decisions. But to leverage both past and present data, teams often have to use separate tools and develop manual workarounds, resulting in time-consuming work and broken workflows. Additionally, it's important to secure the data that's used for analytics and agentic AI; this ensures trustworthy results and prevents sensitive data from being accessed. Snapshot Queries Unify Processing on One Platform In Confluent Cloud, snapshot queries let teams unify historical and streaming data with a single product and language, enabling consistent, intelligent experiences for both analytics and agentic AI. With seamless Tableflow integration, teams can easily gain context from past data. Snapshot queries allow teams to explore, test, and analyze data without spinning up new workloads. This makes it easier to supply agents with context from historic and real-time data or conduct an audit to understand key trends and patterns. Snapshot queries are now available in early access. CCN Routing Simplifies Private Networking for Flink Private networking is important for organizations that require an additional layer of security. Confluent offers a streamlined private networking solution by reusing existing CCNs that teams have already created for Apache Kafka® clusters. Teams can use CCN to securely connect their data to any Flink workload, such as streaming pipelines, AI agents, or analytics. CCN routing is now generally available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in all regions where Flink is supported. IP Filtering Protects Flink Workloads in Hybrid Environments Many organizations that operate in hybrid environments need more control over which data can be publicly accessed. IP Filtering for Flink helps teams restrict internet traffic to allowed IPs and improves visibility into unauthorized access attempts by making it easier to track the attempts. IP Filtering is generally available for all Confluent Cloud users. Now organizations can more easily turn the promise of agentic AI into a competitive advantage. To learn more about the other new Confluent Cloud features, including the Snowflake source connector, cross-cloud Cluster Linking, and new Schema Registry private networking features, check out the launch blog.
