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IBM to acquire Confluent for US $11 bn
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IBM has agreed to acquire Confluent in an all cash deal valued at 11 billion dollars
IBM has agreed to acquire Confluent in an all cash deal valued at 11 billion dollars, marking one of its most significant bets on real time data infrastructure for artificial intelligence. The agreement, announced in Armonk and Mountain View, will see IBM purchase all outstanding Confluent shares for 31 dollars each.
Confluent, known for its open source enterprise data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka, provides technology that connects and processes data in real time. This capability has become essential as enterprises deploy AI systems and AI agents that depend on reliable, connected data across cloud and on-prem environments.
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