The document discusses Confluent and its Internet of Things (IoT) data platform based on Apache Kafka. It notes that IoT systems are overwhelmed by large increases in data volumes from a broad range of connected devices. Confluent uses Apache Kafka to ingest over 1.2 trillion messages per day from thousands of data streams, aggregating data from sensors for applications like connected cars. Confluent provides a streaming platform to reliably handle unlimited data streams and provide real-time insights from IoT data.