IBM is betting $11 billion that real-time data infrastructure will become as critical to AI deployments as databases were to enterprise applications. The company's just-announced acquisition of ...

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and ...

IBM doubles down on AI infrastructure with its biggest software bet in recent years. IBM on Monday announced it will acquire data streaming platform Confluent in an all-cash deal valued at $11 billion ...

IBM just acquired Confluent for $11 billion. When I was at IBM, I watched enterprises struggle with the same problem over and over again. Their data was always a step behind their decisions. This ...

With AI applications and agents increasing the demand for trusted real-time data, IBM plans to combine the Confluent platform with its AI infrastructure software and automation systems. IBM has struck ...

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