IBM's $11B Confluent acquisition completes its hybrid cloud stack, with Kafka streaming joining Red Hat and HashiCorp for enterprise AI infrastructure.

According to a press release, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Confluent announced that IBM will acquire all ...

IBM has agreed to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent in an all-cash deal valued at about $11 billion. The agreement values Confluent at $31 per share ...

Confluent sells an enterprise version of the open-source Kafka data streaming platform, which it said is used by 80% of the Fortune 100. IBM said the addition of Confluent underlines a broader IBM ...

IBM agrees to acquire data streaming leader Confluent for $11 billion to accelerate its 'Agentic AI' strategy. Read about the $31/share deal, the shift to real-time data infrastructure, and the market ...

The acquisition will create public and private cloud integrations to help drive generative and agentic AI adoption, IBM CEO ...

IBM has agreed to acquire cloud-native enterprise data streaming platform Confluent in a move designed to expand its portfolio of tools for building AI applications The company said Monday in a ...

Under the terms announced Monday, IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all outstanding Conflunent stock, valuing the company an approximately $109 billion on an equity basis. Confluent shares surged ...

IBM to acquire Confluent for $11 billion, expanding AI capabilities. Deal approved by boards, expected to close mid-2022.

The proposed deal will see IBM acquire Confluent for $31 per share, which is a 30% premium over Confluent’s stock price prior to the deal being announced. The deal has garnered support from investors ...

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