IBM (IBM) has released a new series of storage systems, the IBM FlashSystem 5600, 7600 and 9600, which feature artificial intelligence agents for security and data management. IBM also introduced a ...

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...

Confluent’s data-streaming platform helps data engineers move data that flows continuously – such as payments, orders and activity on a website – between databases, data lakes and AI systems. It also ...

IBM Corp. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire streaming data firm Confluent Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at about $11 billion, paying $31 per share in cash for all ...

I’m upgrading International Business Machines Corporation to a Buy as I believe the Confluent, Inc. acquisition could accelerate top-line growth via IBM’s distribution and Confluent Cloud synergies. I ...

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and ...

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Dec. 8 (UPI) --IBM announced Monday its buying out Confluent, a steaming platform, in a multi-billion-dollar deal. Confluent stock shares spiked nearly 30% and IBM at about 1$ after it was revealed ...

As tech giants race to build data centers targeting artificial general intelligence (AGI), IBM CEO Arvind Krishna cautions that the industry is on a costly path that's difficult to recoup. Speaking on ...

IBM said Monday it’s buying data streaming platform Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion that will help bolster the technology company’s artificial intelligence strategy. The two companies said they ...

IBM agreed to purchase data streaming platform Confluent for $11 billion Monday. Both companies’ boards greenlit the transaction, which is expected to close by the middle of next year, pending ...

IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data infrastructure company Confluent $11 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal for Confluent, an open-source platform used to process ...