Fully Managed Apache Flink and Cost Effective, Secure Data Pipelines With Confluent

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This post introduces the open preview of Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink, emphasizing its serverless, cloud-native nature and seamless integration with Kafka. It highlights the benefits of using Flink for stream processing without the operational burden of self-management. The post also details the introduction of Enterprise clusters, which offer private networking via AWS PrivateLink for secure, isolated connections. Additionally, it announces cost savings on data storage, updates to the Confluent Terraform provider including HashiCorp Sentinel integration and a Resource Importer, and previews the upcoming Data Portal for Stream Governance.