IBM’s $11 Billion Bet On A Data Streaming Infrastructure Company

IBM's $11B Confluent acquisition completes its hybrid cloud stack, with Kafka streaming joining Red Hat and HashiCorp for ...
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IBM ingests Confluent in $11B smart data streaming play

The proposed deal will see IBM acquire Confluent for $31 per share, which is a 30% premium over Confluent’s stock price prior ...

IBM buys data streaming platform Confluent in $11 billion deal

IBM has announced it's acquiring data streaming platform Confluent in an $11 billion deal. The companies have signed a ...
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IBM shells out $11B for Confluent to help disparate data flow together

The acquisition will create public and private cloud integrations to help drive generative and agentic AI adoption, IBM CEO ...
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IBM to acquire data-streaming platform Confluent for $11B to expand AI and cloud services

According to a press release, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Confluent announced that IBM will acquire all ...
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IBM To Acquire Real-Time Data Leader Confluent In Blockbuster $11B Deal

IBM has struck a definitive agreement to buy real-time data streaming platform developer Confluent in a deal valued at $11 billion, the companies said Monday. IBM said that with Confluent’s technology ...

Data centers for AI could nearly triple San José’s energy use. Who foots the bill?

San José and PG&E are preparing massive grid upgrades, but AI demand could nearly triple the city's energy use.