Apache Kafka and Confluent are making significant strides in the field of data streaming, with companies across various industries adopting Kafka as a strategic data platform to process real-time events. The company has achieved notable milestones, including being named Microsoft's 2024 OSS on Azure Global Partner of the Year, and is well-positioned for its vision of growing into a central nervous system of modern companies. As the technology continues to shift from supporting business to becoming the business itself, data streaming platforms are emerging as critical foundations of modern business. Confluent is at the forefront of this trend, working with companies in various industries such as retail, healthcare, and travel to reimagine their applications around streams of real-time events.