Confluent Benefits and Insights

Why use Confluent?

Key differentiators & advantages of Confluent

Leverage Apache Kafka Distribution: Store and manage data with continuous, real-time streams on a self-managed platform.
Access Cloud-Native Service: Deploy on-premises or on the private Confluent Cloud. Unify data across hybrid environments with cluster linking.
Build Data Pipelines: Visualize Apache Kafka-powered pipelines with a graphical canvas. Skip the boilerplate code and utilize a built-in SQL editor.
Minimize Downtime: Enable synchronous and asynchronous replication by topic. Use Multi-Region Clusters to deploy across regional databases with automated failover in the event of disruptions.
Use Multiple Libraries and APIs: Work in Java, C/C++, Python, Go or .NET using client libraries. Add support for other languages, including Node.js, Ruby, Rust and PHP, with community-developed libraries.

Industry Expertise

It’s useful across industries for any organization looking for a customer-centric and data-driven approach.

Key Features

Unlimited Storage: Store unlimited data with Kafka. Separate data storage from processing with tiered storage to independently scale and reduce operational costs.
Enterprise-Grade Security: Uphold confidentiality and secure access to resources. Protect sensitive information with encryption of configuration files and control access permissions by users or groups.
Health+: Monitor clusters to prevent outages with intelligent alerts. Integrate with existing monitoring tools, and visualize metrics to identify potential issues.
Cluster Linking: Utilize hybrid and multi-cloud architectures to supply data to data centers and the cloud. Share data between different teams or organizations and sync production environments with staging and development environments.
Elastic Scaling: Scale to meet different demands and provision storage and computing resources. Automate scaling and partition rebalancing with Confluent for Kubernetes.
Pre-Built Connectors: Integrate Apache Kafka with other systems without writing new code. Use a selection of over 120 pre-built connectors for widely used sources.

Limitations

At the time of this review, these are the limitations according to user feedback:

Some users find that configuration options for managed connectors are limited.
Monitoring and metrics features need improvement, according to some users.
Some reviews note that the UI can be difficult to navigate.

Suite Support

The support portal is the main method for receiving support. Email and phone support are intended as escalations if tickets don’t receive a response within the target response time.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 650-655-5301

Training: Instructor-led and self-paced training modules are available, as well as more advanced certifications.

Tickets: Submit support tickets or questions through the platform’s website.

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