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How a French Tire Manufacturer Achieved 35% Savings from Reduced Apache Kafka® Operations Costs?
Meet The Client

Founded in 1889 in France, this manufacturer began as a small rubber factory and invented the radial tire. Today, it's a global leader in tire production, investing nearly €650 million annually in research and development. The company produces tires for a wide range of vehicles and uses its long history of innovation to offer sustainable mobility solutions and predictive insights.

Challenges
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    Operational complexity with Kafka
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    Real-time inventory visibility and management
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    Cloud integration and scalability
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    High maintenance costs
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    Resilience and uptime
Solutions
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    Adoption of Confluent Cloud: Moving from on-premises Kafka to Confluent Cloud, a fully managed cloud-native solution.
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    Cloud partner selection: Selecting Microsoft Azure for seamless migration and integration.
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    Real-time data pipelines: Implementing Confluent Cloud for live data streaming and inventory management.
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    Cost optimization: Lowering total ownership costs by outsourcing Kafka infrastructure management.
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    Enhanced engineering efficiency: Boosting productivity with Confluent’s managed services and expertise.
The Impact
35% Cost Saving

Estimated 35% in cost savings from using Confluent Cloud, compared to on-premises operations

99.99% SLA

Confluent Cloud guarantees 99.99% uptime and elastic scalability, handling over 10TB of data daily

Faster Time to Market

Confluent shaved 8-9 months off the company's time to market compared to self-managing open-source Kafka

Real Results. Real Impact. Data & AI in Action