Stewart Bond, VP of Data Intelligence and Integration Software at IDC, aptly summarizes the challenge: “The need for real-time data has continued to grow, but privacy and compliance requirements remain a major challenge to scaling it.”
Shaun Clowes, CPO at Confluent, emphasizes the goal of offering “the agility and simplicity of the cloud with the security and control of your own private infrastructure.”
Key Features
Governance
Centralized Governance is achieved through the Confluent Private Cloud Gateway. This gateway functions as a smart network, securely routing traffic and enforcing centrally managed policies. This is critical for seamless data movement during migrations, policy changes, or infrastructure failures.
Compliance
Unified Cloud Compliance is facilitated by Unified Stream Manager (USM). USM centralizes compliance, data tracking, and schema management across both Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud. This simplifies audits and troubleshooting, which is crucial for maintaining compliance as data streams scale.
Speed
High-Speed Streaming is enabled through Intelligent Replication, which promises up to 10x performance improvement for data streaming at scale within private infrastructure. This allows teams to concentrate on strategic initiatives rather than complex operational tasks.
- Centralized Governance: The Confluent Private Cloud Gateway acts as a smart network, securely routing traffic and enforcing centrally managed policies. This is crucial for seamless data movement during migrations, policy changes, or even infrastructure failures.
- Unified Cloud Compliance: Unified Stream Manager (USM) centralizes compliance, data tracking, and schema management across both Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud. This simplifies audits and troubleshooting, crucial for maintaining compliance as data streams scale.
- High-Speed Streaming: Intelligent Replication promises up to 10x performance improvement for data streaming at scale within private infrastructure. This enables teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than getting bogged down in complex operational tasks.
The ability to effectively balance agility and control will likely distinguish leaders from followers in the increasingly competitive data-driven landscape. Confluent is banking on its Private Cloud offering to be the key to unlocking that balance for a diverse range of enterprises.
