ksqlDB is the successor to KSQL. Read the announcement to learn more. To get started with ksqlDB in Confluent Cloud, you can sign up for fully managed Apache Kafka as a service and receive $400 of free usage during your first 60 days, plus an additional $60 of free usage when you use the promo code CL60BLOG.* I’m really excited to announce KSQL, a streaming SQL engine for Apache Kafka®. KSQL lower
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