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How to configure Kafka Authentication in Strimzi

Learn how to configure secure Kafka authentication in Strimzi for multi-tenant environments. This technical guide covers mTLS, certificate-chain principals, tenant-specific listeners, custom principal builders, OAuth bearer authentication, and the risks of relying on Strimzi internals.

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Release Blog 2026.2 - The Summer Release

Axual 2026.2, the Summer LTS release, brings continuous message fetching and CEL-based queries to Topic Browse, Externalised Groups for managing membership through your Identity Provider, the move to Apicurio v3, improved Audit Events, KSML 1.3, and new MCP Server capabilities.

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Strimzi 1.0.0: CRD Versioning, Conversion, and GitOps Operations

A technical overview of the Strimzi 1.0.0 CRD migration path, including CRD versioning, conversion tooling, storage updates, and operational considerations for ArgoCD-managed GitOps Kubernetes environments.

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Joey Compeer
August 7, 2023
Join Axual at the Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit in London Sep 13 – 14!
Join Axual at the Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit in London Sep 13 – 14!

We’re excited to announce that Axual will be an exhibitor at this year’s Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit in London from Sep 13 - 14! The event takes place in InterContinental London – The O2.

Apache Kafka for Business
Joris Meijer
July 19, 2023
Release blog 2023.2 – the summer release
Release blog 2023.2 – the summer release

Another quarter, another fresh Axual Platform release. AsyncAPI, Terraform Provider update and, last but not least, connector logging are the highlights of the 2023.2 release of Axual Platform. Keep reading to find out how those features enable you to manage your Apache Kafka and Kafka Connect cluster(s) effectively.

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Jurre Robertus
July 3, 2023
Event driven ETL vs batch driven ETL
Event driven ETL vs batch driven ETL

In the world of data integration, ETL (extract, transform, load) processes play a foundational role. There are two main types of ETL: event driven ETL and batch driven ETL. While both have their advantages and disadvantages, the choice between them largely depends on the use case and specific requirements of your organization. In this article, we will explore the differences between event driven ETL and batch driven ETL, and their respective pros and cons.

Apache Kafka
Richard Bosch
June 1, 2023
Axual at the Kafka Summit London 2023 – feedback from the Kafka community
Axual at the Kafka Summit London 2023 – feedback from the Kafka community

Axual was a sponsor of the Kafka Summit London 2023. It was a great conference and we got loads of feedback. Let's dive into it.

Apache Kafka for Business
Joey Compeer
April 20, 2023
Release blog 2023.1 – the spring release
Release blog 2023.1 – the spring release

We are well into spring again and the flowers start popping up around us. What a wonderful moment to bring another platform release to the public. We are happy to announce Axual Platform 2023.1.

Apache Kafka
Joey Compeer
April 13, 2023
Axual launches Axual Governance to help organizations turn Kafka into a competitive advantage
Axual launches Axual Governance to help organizations turn Kafka into a competitive advantage

Axual Governance is now available - data governance & self-service for any Kafka.

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