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Confluent reshuffles top deck with new global partners and APAC chiefs
CALIFORNIA: Confluent has rejigged its senior ranks, handing Kamal Brar the reins of global partners and the technology group, while bringing in Greg Taylor to run the Asia-Pacific business. The data-streaming firm announced the shake-up on 19 November, pitching it as a bid to deepen alliances and fire up growth across its ecosystem.
Brar, who previously led sales across APAC and Japan, will now spearhead Confluent’s global push with cloud providers, system integrators, software vendors, managed-service partners and its OEM network. With more than two decades spent scaling teams at Oracle, IBM, HP, MySQL, MongoDB, Talend, Hortonworks and Rubrik, he is expected to turbocharge joint innovation and broaden the company’s go-to-market reach.
“Confluent’s partners are at the heart of how we help customers unlock the full potential of their data,” Brar said, adding that real-time data is becoming the bedrock of intelligent businesses and that stronger alliances will quicken innovation.
Taylor replaces Brar as senior vice president and general manager for APAC. A veteran of Databricks, New Relic, Marketo, Software AG and Oracle, he has a long track record of building high-performing teams and scaling cloud-driven businesses across the region. He said the surge in enterprise demand for AI, and the need for real-time, high-fidelity data to fuel it, was a key reason for joining Confluent.
Confluent casts data streaming as the “central nervous system” of modern firms. With its reshuffled leadership now in position, the company is betting that faster alliances and fiercer execution will keep its platform wired into the next wave of real-time intelligence.
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Swiggy sees record orders during India vs New Zealand T20 final
Chicken biryani tops match-day menu as fans order 7,500 times per minute at peak.
MUMBAI: India’s T20 final didn’t just break stumps, it broke Swiggy’s delivery records, proving cricket fans celebrate victories with plates, not just flags. Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform, reported a sharp spike in food orders during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. On 8 March 2026, overall orders rose 23.2 per cent year-on-year compared with the same date in 2025, driven by fans turning living rooms into mini stadiums complete with match-day feasts.
Key highlights from the evening:
- Orders during peak match hours (7–10 pm) were 2.1 times higher than pre-match levels.
- The highest order rate hit 7,500 orders per minute at 19:45.
- Chicken biryani reigned supreme as the most-ordered dish, followed by masala dosa, chicken fried rice, garlic breadsticks and paneer butter masala.
While metros such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad led volumes, the cricketing fever spread nationwide. Among emerging cities, Thiruvananthapuram, Surat and Rajkot recorded the strongest order growth. Smaller markets including Shillong, Agartala and Port Blair also showed significant appetite, underlining the expanding footprint of quick-commerce food delivery across India.
The surge reflects a growing trend of pairing major sporting events with doorstep delivery, turning big matches into shared, convenient celebrations. In a night where every boundary mattered, Swiggy proved the real MVP might just be the delivery partner who kept the snacks and the vibes flowing without missing a single wicket.
