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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.

Strimzi Kafka
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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Jurre Robertus
October 19, 2020
Axual Release Update 2020.3
Axual Release Update 2020.3

We've entered the third quarter of the year and we are excited to announce Axual third update of the year, Release 2020.3.

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Jurre Robertus
October 14, 2020
Technology trends of the future: Real-Time Data Streaming is the way to go
Technology trends of the future: Real-Time Data Streaming is the way to go

2020 was the year of reshaping the way we think about big data, as we experienced how important it is to combine Artificial Intelligence (AI) in analyzing massive amounts of data to make decisions. Real-time data streaming is the way to go forward. While software developers are excited about new technologies to deliver information, real-time […]

Real Time Data Processing
Joris Meijer
August 28, 2020
Harnessing Real-Time Data: Apache Kafka Use Cases
Harnessing Real-Time Data: Apache Kafka Use Cases

Discover how Apache Kafka powers digital transformation in various industries, from banking to energy. Learn its role in real-time fraud detection, risk management, predictive analytics, and customer satisfaction.

Apache Kafka Use Cases
Joris Meijer
July 29, 2020
The Importance of Monitoring Kafka Performance
The Importance of Monitoring Kafka Performance

Apache Kafka has become the preferred infrastructure in managing the increasing volume of data flow and processing needed by modern businesses. Kafka’s reliability, speed, and scalability resulted in early adopters like Netflix while capturing the attention of small to medium firms. As the use of the platform grows, it becomes increasingly important to make sure the platform delivers to the requirements of all connected clients.

Apache Kafka
Joris Meijer
July 20, 2020
Axual Release Update 2020.2
Axual Release Update 2020.2

In the 2020.2 release we are adding support for Kafka Connect and we are open sourcing our Java and .NET client libraries.

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Joris Meijer
April 4, 2020
Axual Release Update 2020.1
Axual Release Update 2020.1

Here it is, the latest version of Axual, the 2020.1 release. The new version introduces new features that allow you to speed up development, do testing and incident resolution with “Stream Browse & Search”, hook up external systems to Axual REST proxy and maintain schemas for your streams using Schema Upload.

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