From Data Mess to Data Products: The Strategic Value of Data Streaming | Real-time Data Summit 2024

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In this insightful talk from the 2024 Real-Time Data Summit, Anand Venugopal, Director of Strategic ISV Alliances at Confluent, explores how modern organizations can evolve from data chaos to powerful, reusable data products, all powered by real-time data streaming.

🚀 Learn how Confluent, the company behind Apache Kafka, is transforming data infrastructure into a central nervous system for enterprises. Anand explains why traditional architectures fall short in today's complex, multi-cloud, real-time environments and how streaming data platforms break down silos to enable speed, agility, and smarter decision-making.

🔍 Key Topics Covered:

What is a data streaming platform, and why it's essential today

The evolution from operational vs. analytical silos to integrated, real-time ecosystems

How to shift from batch pipelines to continuous data flows

The role of data products in driving business innovation

Real-world success stories from Instacart, Capital One, Walmart, Michelin, and more

The technologies behind the transformation: Apache Kafka, Flink, Apache Iceberg, and TableFlow

💡 Anand shares how companies across retail, finance, and manufacturing use Confluent to unify data across systems, reduce latency, improve customer experiences, and gain a competitive edge through data agility.

Whether you're a data architect, IT leader, or innovation strategist, this session offers a roadmap for modernizing your data strategy and embracing event-driven architecture.

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