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Vectorized announces $15.5M investment to build simpler streaming data tool

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Streaming data is not new. Kafka has existed as an open source tool for a decade. Vectorized was founded on the premise that the existing tools were too complex and not designed for today’s streaming requirements. Today the company released its first product, Redpanda, an open source tool designed to make it easier for developers […] Continue reading Vectorized announces $15.5M investment to build simpler streaming data tool→

Confluent adds free tier to Kafka real-time streaming data cloud service

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When Confluent launched a cloud service in 2017, it was trying to reduce some of the complexity related to running a Kafka streaming data application. Today, it introduced a free tier to that cloud service. The company hopes to expand its market beyond large technology company customers, and the free tier should make it easier […] Continue reading Confluent adds free tier to Kafka real-time streaming data cloud service→