About the Confluent Platform
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The Confluent Platform is a `stream data platform <http://blog.confluent.io/2015/02/25/stream-data-platform-1/>`_ that leverages the proven
capabilities of `Apache Kafka <http://kafka.apache.org>`_ to make all of your
data available as realtime streams. It enables you to easily organize large
amounts of data into a well-managed, unified *stream data platform* for your
organization, which can be used for a wide variety of realtime as well as batch
operational and analytical purposes.  With the Confluent Platform, you can
focus more time on deriving business value from your data, and worry less about
figuring out how to to move data around in your organization.

Learn more about Confluent Platform and what it can do for your organization:

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   platform
   release-notes
   avro

Or, start using the Confluent Platform today:

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   installation
   upgrade
   quickstart
   app-development
   operations
   kafka/security
   connect/index
   clients/index
   schema-registry/docs/index
   kafka-rest/docs/index
   camus/docs/index
   proactive-support/docs/index
   previous