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    December 09, 2025 | Business

    Has the Recent Acquisition Put Your Streaming Data on Lockdown?
    Katie Gdula | 6 min read

    The competitive landscape of enterprise data management is undergoing a significant reshaping following IBM’s announcement of its planned acquisition of Confluent, a data streaming platform. In this blog, we’ll look at a few key considerations and what a shift towards vendor lock-in could mean for your data estate.

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