Confluent, the data streaming pioneer, has completed the India leg of its Data Streaming World Tour 2025, with high-energy events in Hyderabad and Delhi-NCR. Part of a 42-city global tour, the India stops brought together over 430 developers, enterprises, and partners, with participation from technology leaders at Airtel Digital, Tata Digital, Google Cloud, AWS, Azul, Meesho, Groww, Infosys, and TCS, to explore how real-time data streaming powers AI, microservices, and resilient digital systems.
Attendees heard from industry experts about the evolving data streaming landscape, exploring how innovations in generative AI, stream processing, and governance are reshaping businesses for real-time impact. They also had the chance to experience the latest in data streaming technology through breakout sessions and demos. Deep dives covered stream governance, real-time processing with Confluent’s fully managed Apache Flink, and building end-to-end streaming pipelines, offering practical insights into the tools and capabilities defining the future of data-driven enterprises.
“India is setting the pace for real-time transformation,” said Rubal Sahni, AVP India and Emerging Markets, Confluent. “Hyderabad is shaping the future of GCCs, and Delhi is proving how enterprises at scale can make AI trustworthy, governed, and production-ready. Data streaming is what makes this shift possible, giving organisations the ability to act in the moment, cut decision latency, and deliver outcomes at the speed their markets demand.”
Across both cities, the World Tour in India kicked off with a keynote by Tim Berglund, VP Developer Relations at Confluent, on how real-time data streaming fuels AI and microservices. The event also showcased customer journeys, partner perspectives, and hands-on developer experiences. Sessions ranged from Meesho and Groww’s large-scale streaming deployments to Airtel and Tata Digital’s real-time platforms, as well as discussions with leaders from Dr. Reddy’s, Freshworks, Saxo Bank, and DMI Finance on building trustworthy GenAI. Partners, including AWS, Infosys, TCS and Azul, further highlighted how enterprises can embed streaming-first architectures to drive scale, resilience, and innovation.
Hyderabad: A GCC Powerhouse
Hyderabad has established itself as one of the fastest-growing hubs for Global Capability Centers, with over 270 already operating across BFSI, pharma, healthcare, and IT services. These centers are leading global decision-making and innovation, and their success depends on building real-time digital foundations. Data streaming is enabling GCCs in Hyderabad to power use cases such as fraud detection, clinical trial visibility, and AI-enabled delivery models. By moving from batch-based processes to continuous data flows, these centers gain agility, reduce decision latency, and scale global mandates with confidence.
Delhi-NCR: Convergence of Scale, Governance, and AI
Delhi-NCR is India’s enterprise and policy capital, home to BFSI and telecom headquarters, large media networks, data centers, and national digital infrastructure. It is where scale must align with compliance, governance, and trust. Data streaming is helping enterprises in Delhi build resilient and governed pipelines for payments, fraud prevention, audience analytics, and citizen services. By ensuring that data flows securely and continuously across systems, organizations can achieve AI readiness and maintain compliance without slowing innovation.
India’s Place in the Global Tour
For Confluent, India represents both scale and influence. The use cases pioneered here, from fraud prevention in banking to real-time personalization in retail and faster R&D cycles in healthcare, are models that can be replicated worldwide. Partnerships with system integrators, hyperscalers, and enterprises further amplify India’s role as a proving ground for streaming-driven innovation.
