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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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Joris Meijer
September 6, 2023
Update on support of Axual client libraries
Update on support of Axual client libraries

Back in 2016 Apache Kafka adoption was starting to pick up worldwide. More and more applications were starting to reap the benefits of real-time data streaming. Configuration and setup of client applications (consumer/producer) was quite complex, certainly when you are new to Apache Kafka and its intricate configuration options.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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