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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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7 Reasons Europe Doesn’t Trust AWS’s “Sovereign” Cloud

This blog explores why many European organizations and policymakers remain skeptical of AWS’s “sovereign” cloud initiative. From concerns around US jurisdiction and the CLOUD Act to questions about operational independence, data governance, and true digital sovereignty, we break down the key reasons behind Europe’s hesitation. The article also examines the broader push for European cloud alternatives and what this means for enterprises navigating compliance, security, and infrastructure strategy.

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Release Blog 2026.1 - The Spring Release

The Axual 2026.1 release builds on the improvements in governance, observability, and self-service introduced in 2025.4, and takes things a step further. This release adds audit event coverage across platform resources, giving teams more visibility and control over what’s happening in the platform. We’ve also extended OAuth support to all data plane components, making security more consistent end to end. On top of that, updates to Connector management and the Overview Graph make the platform easier to use and give clearer insight into platform activity.

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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isn’t stored in the correct database then business processes can be corrupted and you might make decisions based on outdated or incorrect information.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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Joris Meijer
March 29, 2022
Release blog 2022.1 – the spring release
Release blog 2022.1 – the spring release

Spring has just come around the corner. Not only does it bring pleasant temperatures, green leaves and flowers, but also a new and shiny release of Axual Platform: release 2022.1.

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Joey Compeer
March 10, 2022
Axual raises growth capital from investor Holland Capital
Axual raises growth capital from investor Holland Capital

Holland Capital is investing with a private co-investor in software company Axual, which provides customers with a platform that makes real-time data streaming easier and faster. With this funding, Axual aims to realize its growth ambitions.

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