IBM announced Monday that it is acquiring data streaming platform Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said Confluent will be part of its software unit. “Data, and especially real-time data, is incredibly important to how an enterprise functions,” Krishna told CNBC. “Confluent has the most capable technology to unlock the real-time value of data,” he said. Read more: cnb.cx/4aIDdnc | CNBC