Confluent Acquires Immerok to Add Apache Flink Stream Processing

Confluent Acquires WarpStream

September 9, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Confluent, Inc. has acquired WarpStream, a Kafka-compatible BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) data streaming platform, to add a BYOC deployment option to its product portfolio. The deal expands Confluent's offerings for high-scale logging, observability, and data lake ingestion workloads and is not expected to have a material impact on Confluent's 2024 financial results.

IBM Acquires Confluent in an Approximately $11 Billion Deal

December 8, 2025

Data & Analytics

IBM has agreed to acquire Confluent in a transaction valued at approximately $11 billion, purchasing all issued and outstanding shares for $31 per share in cash. The deal is designed to strengthen IBM’s enterprise AI and real-time data infrastructure by integrating Confluent’s Kafka-based streaming and governance capabilities across IBM’s platform and software portfolio.

Qlik Acquires Upsolver

January 14, 2025

Data & Analytics

Qlik has acquired Upsolver, a specialist in real-time data ingestion and Apache Iceberg optimization, to integrate low-latency streaming and adaptive Iceberg optimization into Qlik's data integration and analytics platform. The deal strengthens Qlik's open lakehouse capabilities, aiming to accelerate access to timely data, reduce infrastructure costs, and support AI-driven analytics for enterprise customers.

Ooma To Acquire FluentStream for About $45 Million

November 5, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Ooma, Inc. (NYSE: OOMA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire FluentStream Corp. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $45 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of Ooma’s fiscal year 2026, pending regulatory approvals and standard closing conditions.

Fusiontek Acquires Amarok to Add In-House Development Capabilities

June 5, 2025

IT Services

Fusiontek, a Kirkland, Washington-based managed services provider, has acquired Amarok, an Issaquah MSP with an in-house software development team. The deal brings custom application development, workflow automation, cloud integration and AI-powered data capabilities to Fusiontek and retains Amarok's team and offices during integration.

Splunk Inc. Acquires Flowmill

November 24, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Splunk Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Flowmill, a Palo Alto–based cloud network observability company that specializes in network performance monitoring using eBPF technology. The acquisition expands Splunk's Observability Suite by adding real-time cloud network telemetry and NPM capabilities; the deal was announced November 24, 2020 and expected to close in Splunk's fiscal fourth quarter.