What does Confluent Cloud include?

Confluent Cloud segments the broader managed Apache Kafka framework across Confluent Cloud Basic, Standard, Enterprise, Dedicated, Freight cluster tiers, Schema Registry, Stream Governance (Stream Catalog, Stream Lineage, Stream Quality), Connectors (managed source and sink connectors), ksqlDB, Apache Flink on Confluent (CFU framework), Confluent multi cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and the bespoke Confluent Cloud framework at the upper customer scale.

How does Confluent Cloud pricing work?

Confluent Cloud typically anchors the broader pricing framework against the broader eCKU (elastic Confluent Kafka Unit) framework. The broader eCKU framework typically segments across the broader eCKU partition framework, the broader eCKU connection framework, the broader eCKU storage framework, the broader eCKU ingress framework, and the broader eCKU egress framework. The framework typically also anchors the broader Confluent Cloud Commit framework.

Should I run Confluent Cloud or AWS MSK or Azure Event Hubs?

The choice depends on the customer actual event streaming framework. Confluent Cloud typically suits customers running broader best of breed managed Kafka at scale (broader full Apache Kafka framework, broader multi cloud framework, broader Stream Governance framework). AWS MSK typically suits customers running AWS at scale. Microsoft Azure Event Hubs typically suits customers running Microsoft Azure at scale.

What savings can the framework deliver?

The framework typically delivers fifteen to thirty percent savings across the broader Confluent Cloud framework at the renewal cycle.

Confluent Cloud Enterprise Negotiation

Confluent Cloud is the load bearing managed Apache Kafka framework, anchoring the broader event streaming framework against the broader AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs, and Google Cloud Pub Sub framework. Confluent Cloud segments the broader Confluent framework across the broader Confluent Cloud Basic framework, the broader Confluent Cloud Standard framework, the broader Confluent Cloud Enterprise framework, the broader Confluent Cloud Dedicated framework, the broader Confluent Cloud Freight framework (broader high throughput framework), the broader Schema Registry framework, the broader Stream Governance framework, the broader Stream Catalog framework, the broader Stream Lineage framework, the broader Stream Quality framework, the broader Connectors framework (broader managed connector framework), the broader ksqlDB framework, the broader Apache Flink on Confluent framework, and the bespoke Confluent Cloud framework at the upper customer scale. This paper sets out the buyer side framework for Confluent Cloud Enterprise negotiation. Read the related Vendor Shield, the renewal program, the Snowflake negotiation, and the benchmarking practice.

What you will learn

How Confluent Cloud segments the broader event streaming framework across Basic, Standard, Enterprise, Dedicated, Freight cluster tiers
How the Confluent Cloud eCKU (elastic Confluent Kafka Unit) framework anchors the broader Confluent Cloud commercial framework
How the Stream Governance framework anchors the broader Confluent data governance framework
How the Apache Flink on Confluent framework anchors the broader Confluent stream processing framework
How the Confluent Cloud multi cloud framework runs across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
How the AWS MSK vs Azure Event Hubs vs Google Cloud Pub Sub vs Confluent Cloud competitive framework typically delivers material commercial leverage
How the Redpanda vs Confluent Cloud competitive framework typically delivers material commercial leverage
The eleven move buyer side framework for Confluent Cloud Enterprise

Confluent Cloud Enterprise Negotiation

1. Executive summary
2. The cluster tier framework
3. The eCKU consumption framework
4. The Stream Governance framework
5. The Connectors framework
6. The Apache Flink framework
7. The multi cloud framework
8. The competitive framework
9. The eleven move buyer side framework
10. How we engage

Who this is for

Chief Information Officers, Chief Data Officers, Vice Presidents of Engineering, Vice Presidents of IT Procurement, Data Platform leaders, Streaming Center of Excellence leaders, and procurement leaders running Confluent Cloud at scale.

White Paper · Confluent Cloud Enterprise