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Release Blog 2025.4 - The Winter Release

Axual 2025.4, the Winter Release, expands on the governance and self-service foundations of 2025.3 with improved KSML monitoring and state management, an enhanced Schema Catalog, and usability improvements across Self-Service and the platform.

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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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Joey Compeer
March 14, 2024
Axual and Digital4Grids announce partnership to launch “Kafka4Power” platform
Axual and Digital4Grids announce partnership to launch “Kafka4Power” platform

Axual and Digital4Grids announce partnership to launch “Kafka4Power” platform. This collaboration aims to address the challenges faced by the energy sector, particularly Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and Distribution System Operators (DSOs), by leveraging Axual’s platform capabilities and Schmitt’s deep industry insights.

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Jeroen van Disseldorp
March 12, 2024
KSML v0.8: new features for Kafka Streams in Low Code environments
KSML v0.8: new features for Kafka Streams in Low Code environments

KSML is a wrapper language for Kafka Streams. It allows for easy specification and running of Kafka Streams applications, without requiring Java programming. It was first released in 2021 and is available as open source under the Apache License v2 on Github. Recently version 0.8.0 was released, which brings a number of interesting improvements. In […]

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Richard Bosch
March 6, 2024
Maximizing AI Potential with Apache Kafka Through Axual Governance
Maximizing AI Potential with Apache Kafka Through Axual Governance

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Apache Kafka have emerged as pivotal forces driving innovation and efficiency. AI, with its ability to analyze and interpret vast amounts of data, is transforming industries by enabling smarter decision-making and automating complex processes. Meanwhile, Apache Kafka, a powerful open-source stream-processing software platform, has become essential for managing real-time data streams. Integrating AI with Apache Kafka allows organizations to harness the full potential of real-time data analytics, enhancing the intelligence and responsiveness of AI systems. Axual Governance plays a crucial role in this integration, ensuring data quality, security, and compliance, thereby empowering businesses to leverage the synergy between AI and Apache Kafka for groundbreaking advancements.

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Emad Barsa
February 28, 2024
Simplify Kafka cluster management: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Cruise Control
Simplify Kafka cluster management: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Cruise Control

This blog delves into how cruise control can help with the management of Apache Kafka clusters. We show you how to deploy it using Strimzi and how to configure this solution.

Apache Kafka
Joris Meijer
February 8, 2024
Catalogs for Apache Kafka – when a topic name is not enough
Catalogs for Apache Kafka – when a topic name is not enough

As your organization scales the use of Apache Kafka, so does the amount of topics. Having a catalog for these topics enables you to sort through the chaos.

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Rachel van Egmond
January 16, 2024
Unlocking Real-Time Potential: Event-Driven Programming with Apache Kafka
Unlocking Real-Time Potential: Event-Driven Programming with Apache Kafka

This blog delves into the synergy between event-driven programming and Apache Kafka, a powerful combination increasingly vital in our data-driven world. We explore how Kafka enhances event-driven programming, essential for real-time analytics and instant notifications.

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