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About Infinite retention for Apache Kafka® with Confluent. Be infrastructure-enabled, not infrastructure-restricted Legacy technologies require you to choose between being real-time or highly-scalable. Event streaming enables you to innovate and win - by being both real-time and highly-scalable. Ever wonder how your rideshare app analyzes massive amounts of data from multiple sources to calculate real-time ETA? Ever wonder how your credit card company analyzes millions of credit card transactions across the globe and sends fraud notifications in real-time? The answer is event streaming. Move to microservices. Enable your hybrid strategy through a persistent bridge to cloud. Break down silos to demonstrate compliance. Gain real-time, persistent event transport. The list is endless.	About IBM Streams evaluates a broad range of streaming data — unstructured text, video, audio, geospatial and sensor — helping organizations spot opportunities and risks and make decisions in real-time. Make sense of your data, turning fast-moving volumes and varieties into insight with IBM® Streams. Streams evaluate a broad range of streaming data — unstructured text, video, audio, geospatial and sensor — helping organizations spot opportunities and risks as they happen. Combine Streams with other IBM Cloud Pak® for Data capabilities, built on an open, extensible architecture. Help enable data scientists to collaboratively build models to apply to stream flows, plus, analyze massive amounts of data in real-time. Acting upon your data and deriving true value is easier than ever.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Companies that want to create real-time data pipelines	Audience SMBs and Enterprises searching for a Streaming Data solution to discover deep insights
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros I like many things about IBM Streaming Analytics. First, it an IBM tool and IBM is known for best tools. It is easy to use and very affordable. I like that all the features works well. Customizing IBM Streaming Analytics to meet our needs is easy. Cons So far so good with IBM Streaming Analytics. I cannot think of a single instance when the software failed.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Confluent Founded: 2015 United States www.confluent.io	Company Information IBM Founded: 1911 United States www.ibm.com/cloud/streaming-analytics
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Categories Data Integration Supported Database Supported Event Brokers Supported Event Stream Processing Supported Real-Time Data Streaming Supported Streaming Analytics Supported	Categories Data Science Supported Real-Time Data Streaming Supported Streaming Analytics Supported
Streaming Analytics Features Data Enrichment Supported Data Wrangling / Data Prep Supported Multiple Data Source Support Supported Process Automation Supported Real-time Analysis / Reporting Supported Visualization Dashboards Supported	Streaming Analytics Features Data Enrichment Supported Data Wrangling / Data Prep Supported Multiple Data Source Support Supported Process Automation Supported Real-time Analysis / Reporting Supported Visualization Dashboards Supported
Integrations 5X Supported AWS IoT SiteWise Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported BigID Supported Cyral Supported Diamanti Supported FlashBlade//S Supported Google Cloud Platform Supported Google Cloud Pub/Sub Supported Hevo Supported Lightstreamer Supported Microsoft Azure Supported Mozart Data Supported Observo AI Supported Parasoft Supported Theom Supported Waterstream Supported Weaviate Supported kPow Supported witboost Supported Show More Integrations View All 48 Integrations	Integrations 5X Not Supported AWS IoT SiteWise Not Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported BigID Not Supported Cyral Not Supported Diamanti Not Supported FlashBlade//S Not Supported Google Cloud Platform Not Supported Google Cloud Pub/Sub Not Supported Hevo Not Supported Lightstreamer Not Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported Mozart Data Not Supported Observo AI Not Supported Parasoft Not Supported Theom Not Supported Waterstream Not Supported Weaviate Not Supported kPow Not Supported witboost Not Supported Show More Integrations
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