This document discusses moving to an event-driven architecture using Confluent. It begins by outlining some of the limitations of traditional messaging middleware approaches. Confluent provides benefits like stream processing, persistence, scalability and reliability while avoiding issues like lack of structure, slow consumers, and technical debt. The document then discusses how Confluent can help modernize architectures, enable new real-time use cases, and reduce costs through migration. It provides examples of how companies like Advance Auto Parts and Nord/LB have benefitted from implementing Confluent platforms.