Confluent Platform v3.1.2 Documentation
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The Confluent Platform is a `stream data platform <http://www.confluent.io/product>`__ that
leverages `Apache Kafka <http://kafka.apache.org>`__ to enable you to organize and manage data
from many different sources with one reliable, high performance system.
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:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   platform
   release-notes
   avro

Or, start using the Confluent Platform today:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   installation
   upgrade
   quickstart
   app-development
   operations
   cp-docker-images/docs/index
   control-center/docs/index
   kafka/security
   streams/index
   connect/index
   clients/index
   schema-registry/docs/index
   kafka-rest/docs/index
   camus/docs/index
   proactive-support/docs/index
   previous

.. tip::
  **Interested in a deeper dive on what makes a stream data platform?**
  Take a look at the Confluent article
  `Putting Apache Kafka To Use: A Practical Guide to Building a Stream Data Platform <http://www.confluent.io/blog/stream-data-platform-1/>`__
  for further information.