On November 4th, Confluent made Lightning Tables generally available on AWS, adding a query layer to the platform Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede and Jun Rao started around Kafka in 2014.
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Primary source: [IBM Newsroom](https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-11-04-confluent-introduces-its-streamhouse-architecture-to-power-ai-with-real-time-business-context)
Why it matters #
Lightning Tables tests whether enterprises will buy live data serving from their streaming platform instead of copying data into separate databases.
Confluent, the data streaming company co-founded in 2014 by Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede and Jun Rao, made Lightning Tables generally available on AWS on November 4th, 2026, adding Query as the fifth pillar of its Data Streaming Platform. Confluent's release notes say Lightning Tables is rolling out in phases.…
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