Confluent's Current 2025 Bengaluru Event Highlights GenAI, Tableflow, and Flink Enhancements

This IDC Market Note discusses Confluent's Current 2025 event, held in Bengaluru on March 19, 2025. Key technology highlights included the general availability of Tableflow, which offers the ability to easily convert Apache Kafka data and associated schemas to Apache Iceberg and Delta tables, the introduction of several new features in Apache Flink to enhance real-time data processing and AI integration, and the highlighting of the Oracle XStream Change Data Capture Source Connector, which provides a fast and reliable way to stream real-time data from Oracle databases to modern platforms. The event also featured multiple customer success stories."Real-time data streaming has become a critical sink for AI applications, providing the continuous, up-to-the-second information flow necessary for accurate and responsive AI decision making. With advancements in technologies Tableflow and Apache Flink, alongside the focus on agents and retrieval-augmented generation, there is a clear trend toward operationalizing AI with live data. Although the potential for enhanced real-time applications is evident, the practical implementation and long-term impact of these technologies will depend on user adoption and the evolving AI landscape," says Swapnil Shende, associate research manager, IDC Asia/Pacific.