The Petersburg Post

Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 - The deal is described by IBM as a 'natural fit' for its hybrid cloud and AI strategy. IBM has agreed to acquire cloud-native enterprise data streaming platform Confluent in a move designed to expand its portfolio of tools for building AI applications The company said Monday in a release that it sees Confluent as a natural fit for its hybrid cloud and AI strategy, adding that the acquisition is expected to "drive ...