Reading up on Confluent
2 deep · digging since dec 12, 25
- the broken economics of databases - by almog gavra
Database vendors charge high prices but earn slim profits because they must recover large fixed costs, constantly innovate to avoid commoditization, and compete against cloud providers who own the underlying infrastructure.
- IBM to acquire Confluent
Hacker News commenters react to IBM's acquisition of Confluent with widespread skepticism, citing IBM's history of poor acquisitions and suggesting Kafka alternatives.