.@IBM SVP of Software @robdthomas on why they acquired @confluentinc for $11 billion.
"In our view, Confluent and the capability they provide is going to be up and to the right when it comes to AI.”
“The need for data to support anything that a company wants to do in terms of intelligence and how they operate, that's not gonna change. If anything, that demand is only going to go up.”
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