I landed in Delhi few weeks back, running on minimal sleep. But the moment I stepped into the venue for Confluent Data Streaming World Tour, the fatigue vanished. The room was already packed—customers, partners, familiar faces, and new ones. It had that distinct buzz you only get when people genuinely want to be there, not just collect a badge.
Rubal Sahni, our VP of Sales for India & GCC, opened the session with a line that has stayed with me since:
“If you’re using a mobile phone, you’re actually touching our technology a few times a day.”
He paused, letting the silence do the work, then walked through the everyday rhythm of life. Watching the IPL. The Football World Cup. Booking a train ticket. Ordering dinner. Sending a quick UPI payment to a neighbourhood shop.
Around the hall, people started doing the quiet math in their heads—realizing just how many times their morning had quietly passed through our pipes before they even finished breakfast.
Sitting there, I caught myself doing the exact same math. And it took me back.
