Confluent, Inc. announced that Australian Government agencies with an Information Security Manual PROTECTED level requirement can now use Confluent Cloud across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. This will enable even more Australian government agencies to integrate data across their applications and systems to reinvent employee and citizen experiences. Assessed by an independent third-party under the Australian Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP), Confluent has completed the assessment of Confluent Cloud according to the PROTECTED standards set by the Australian Signals Directorate.

This highlights Confluent?s commitment to supporting its customers for data security, compliance and privacy needs. Key advantages of Confluent?s complete data streaming platform include: Stream: With the transformative Kora engine, Confluent provides a reimagined data streaming experience that offers superior scale, elasticity, resilience, global availability and cost-efficiency across hybrid and multicloud architectures. Connect: Confluent?s ecosystem of zero code connectors comprises over 120 pre-built connectors, more than 70 fully managed connectors, and the flexibility to include Custom Connectors to simplify the integration of custom data sources and destinations.

Confluent also facilitates convenient access to streaming data in various tools with native GUI based integrations. Process: Confluent provides native stream processing capabilities to join, filter, aggregate and enrich data continuously at the time of generation. This drives greater portability, consistency and reuse of the data while allowing downstream systems and applications to get the most enriched, up-to-date view.

Govern: Confluent?s Stream Governance suite provides a simple, self-service experience for teams to discover, trust and understand their data while remaining compliant with evolving data regulations and security standards. With Confluent, more Australian government agencies can: Provide data-rich government services based on enriched, high-quality data to deliver better citizen experiences; Be a connected government that gathers and shares data across departments, offices and agencies to advance its Data and Digital Government Strategy; and Elevate the nation?s cybersecurity vision by providing fast, actionable insights to policy makers, regulators and the justice system to ensure citizen safety.