Company
Date Published
Author
Yves Laurent - Director, Cloud Native Technology Ecosystems
Word count
1093
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Confluent has partnered to enhance its Streaming Agents on Confluent Cloud, introducing new features like a Real-Time Context Engine to unify data processing and AI workflows, allowing developers to build, deploy, and orchestrate event-driven agents using Apache Flink and Apache Kafka. These advancements aim to improve the reliability and speed of building trustworthy agents by providing enhanced observability and real-time decision-making capabilities. Streaming Agents function as intelligent automation tools embedded in data streams, capable of handling high-volume, real-time data to improve enterprise operations such as fraud prevention, supply chain optimization, and customer support. The integration with Couchbase 8.0 further supports these systems by offering hyperscale vector indexing and real-time data updates, ensuring fresh and accurate context for agentic AI applications. This collaboration between Confluent and Couchbase provides a comprehensive solution for scalable, real-time, agentic systems in enterprises, enabling developers to leverage familiar tools and build sophisticated AI-driven workflows effectively.