IBM's Confluent acquisition powers enterprise AI: Real-time data is now the engine.

ARMONK, N.Y., March 17, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Confluent, Inc. Confluent operates a data streaming platform relied upon by over 6,500 enterprises, including 40% of the Fortune 500, for powering real-time operations. Initial integrations following the acquisition are set to include prominent IBM offerings such as watsonx.data, IBM MQ, IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration, and IBM Z.

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