Cloud-native service for data in motion built by the original creators of Apache Kafka® Today’s consumers have the world at their fingertips and hold an unforgiving expectation for end-to-end real-time brand experiences. Data in motion is the underlying, fundamental ingredient to any truly connected customer experience. It provides a continuous supply of real- time event streams coupled with real-time stream processing to power the data-driven backend operations and rich front-end experiences necessary for any business to succeed within today’s competitive, consumer-driven markets. Set your data in motion while avoiding the headaches of infrastructure management and focus on what matters most: your business. Built by the original creators of Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud is a fully managed, cloud-native service for connecting and processing all of your real-time data, everywhere it’s needed.