Welcome to the Resource Center

Learn new skills, explore the latest trends, and find the answers you need to your biggest questions about Confluent and data streaming.

Confluent 101

Quickly get up to speed with data streaming and event-driven architectures. Here’s where you can find the basics of Apache Kafka® and how Confluent’s Data Streaming Platform puts your data in motion.

[White Paper
**Good Teams Manage Kafka - Efficient Teams Use Confluent** \ This white paper unpacks the true costs of open source Kafka and MSK and demonstrates the value you can realize using Confluent.](/content/resources/white-paper/confluent-kafka-msk-tco-comparison/index.html)

[Demo
**Shift Your Processing and Governance Left: A DSP Product Demo** \ Experience the future of retail with this demo, where Confluent Cloud transforms inventory management and sales trend analysis in real time. Our Data Streaming Platform (DSP) seamlessly cleans, governs, and delivers fresh, trusted data to your data warehouse and lake.](/content/resources/demo/shift-left-dsp-demo/index.html)

[eBook
**Easily Offload Operational Complexities to Make Kafka Go Farther, Faster** \ Download the “Kafka In the Cloud: Why It’s 10x Better With Confluent” ebook to take a deep dive into how Confluent harnessed the power of the cloud to build a data streaming platform that’s 10x better than Apache Kafka, so you can leave your Kafka management woes behind.](/content/resources/ebook/10x-cloud-kafka-with-confluent/index.html)

Turn your data into your biggest competitive advantage

Join Confluent's technical champion Joseph Morais in this series for technology leaders looking to embrace the data revolution and transform their organizations through data streaming.

Instant analytics, next level customer experiences, and business innovation that was previously unimaginable: it all starts with Life Is But A Stream.

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What’s new

When it comes to your data, one second behind is one second too many. Stay ahead of the rest with our latest ebooks, blogs, webinars, and more.

[Report
**Explore the 2024 Data Streaming Report** \ Explore the 2024 Data Streaming Report to discover the trends and tactics IT leaders are leveraging to boost ROI, AI adoption, and innovation with data streaming.](/content/resources/report/2024-data-streaming-report/index.html)

[eBook
**The Data Streaming Revolution: The Force of Kafka + Flink Awakens** \ Shoe retailer NewLimits is struggling with decentralized data processing challenges and needs a manageable, cost-effective stream processing solution for an important upcoming launch. Join developer Ada and architect Jax as they learn why Apache Kafka and Apache Flink are better together.](/content/resources/ebook/data-streaming-revolution/kafka-flink/index.html)

[Online Talk
**Top 4 Drivers of Kafka Costs (and How to Reduce Them)** \ Is your Kafka cost a black box? Learn the 4 key cost drivers of streaming across infra and ops. We’ll show how Confluent Cloud rearchitected Kafka to maximize utilization and reclaim engineering time—helping you slash your total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 70%.](/content/resources/online-talk/understanding-and-optimizing-your-kafka-costs/index.html)