By Francesca Roche
Publication Date: 2025-12-09 13:56:00
IBM is set to acquire Confluent for $11BN to enhance the generative and agentic deployment of AI agents.
The two companies confirmed the acquisition earlier this week, designed to improve data and communication transfers between ecosystems, providing enterprises with connected and trustworthy data.
This acquisition aims to enhance IBM’s current data capabilities, improving the way it approaches customer interaction management.
The Confluent Acquisition
IBM announced that the purpose of the acquisition will allow it to create a smart data platform for enterprise AI, supporting real-time data flow across hybrid environments as well as IBM’s existing products and data services.
The technology company further claims that demand for a platform like this will be high in the next few years, with IDC estimating that by 2028, more than one billion new logical applications will arrive.
This statistic highlights a future demand for platforms…