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Release blog 2025.3 - The Autumn Release

Axual 2025.3 release introduces KSML 1.1 integration for automated stream processing deployment, group-based resource filtering for multi-team governance, and experimental MCP Server for AI-driven platform operations. Includes JSON schema support, Protobuf processing (beta), and enhanced audit tracking for enterprise Kafka implementations.

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Release blog 2025.2 - The Summer Release

The Axual 2025.2 summer release delivers targeted improvements for enterprise-grade Kafka deployments. In this post, we walk through the latest updates—from enhanced audit tracking and OAuth support in the REST Proxy to smarter stream processing controls in KSML. These features are designed to solve the real-world governance, security, and operational challenges enterprises face when scaling Kafka across teams and systems.

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Release blog 2025.1 - The Spring Release

Axual 2025.1 is here with exciting new features and updates. Whether you're strengthening security, improving observability, or bridging old legacy systems with modern event systems, like Kafka, Axual 2025.1 is built to keep you, your fellow developers, and engineers ahead of the game.

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Jurre Robertus
October 19, 2022
Terraform for Apache Kafka— How does it impact IT operations and lifecycle management.
Terraform for Apache Kafka— How does it impact IT operations and lifecycle management.

In this blog, we will discuss how Terraform impacts IT operations and lifecycle management for Apache Kafka.

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Richard Bosch
October 12, 2022
Why open-source Kafka is not free
Why open-source Kafka is not free

In this post, Richard explains why open-source Apache Kafka is not free when you start using it as an enterprise solution.

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Richard Bosch
August 8, 2022
Change Data Capture with PostgreSQL, Debezium and Axual
Change Data Capture with PostgreSQL, Debezium and Axual

Most companies rely heavily on the data stored in their databases. If data isn’t stored in the correct database then business processes can be corrupted and you might make decisions based on outdated or incorrect information. This makes the data and changes made to it an interesting source of events. But getting data from a database into a streaming platform has its challenges. This is part 2 of our blog series and continues to explain how to implement Change Data Capture with PostgreSQL, Debezium on the Axual platform.

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Joey Compeer
August 2, 2022
Axual a representative vendor in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software 2022
Axual a representative vendor in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software 2022

Axual, a leading provider of an enterprise event streaming platform based on Apache Kafka, is excited to be recognized as a representative vendor in Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software 2022.

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Joris Meijer
July 15, 2022
Release blog 2022.2 – the summer release
Release blog 2022.2 – the summer release

The summer release is here! Let's dive into all the good stuff that we've shipped for this exciting release.

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Joey Compeer
April 6, 2022
Maturing your Kafka platform: From experiments to centralization
Maturing your Kafka platform: From experiments to centralization

As the volumes and origins of must-have data continue to widen, centralized and matured Kafka ecosystems are increasingly attractive for enterprise organizations. Yet securely connecting users from across your organization is a hefty task, as is evolving your Kafka setup to address their varied priorities. Our latest article tracks the typical enterprise journey from dispersed to pervasive Kafka, complete with strategies for addressing these cross-user platform requirements and ensuring controlled, risk-free evolution throughout.

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