IBM to acquire Confluent

#1

Post by abd12 » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 1:43 PM UTC

Re: IBM to acquire Confluent

#2

Post by jituyadav » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:32 PM UTC

is it good or bad for confluent employees?

#3

Post by rvz » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:35 PM UTC

jituyadav wrote: post #2

is it good or bad for confluent employees?

Both.

IBM will likely give Confluent employees a large pay package, and then let them go after the merger.

#4

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:35 PM UTC

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#5

Post by vb-8448 » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:35 PM UTC

jituyadav wrote: post #2

is it good or bad for confluent employees?

They will get some money in the short term, but they better start looking for another job

edit: btw, it's typical for any acquisition/merger

#6

Post by itsanaccount » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC

And the enshittification treadmill continues. Great time to be a kafka alternative.

I'll start.

#7

Post by mistercheph » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC

Another genius move from International Business Machines!

#8

Post by zkmon » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:43 PM UTC

Kafka is already past it's prime time. Time for new solutions for the oldest problem - sending a message.

#9

Post by jhickok » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:44 PM UTC

“With the acquisition of Confluent, IBM will provide the smart data platform for enterprise IT, purpose-built for AI.”

I don't understand how this acquisition is relevant for AI.

#10

Post by udev4096 » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:47 PM UTC

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