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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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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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Rachel van Egmond
December 24, 2021
Axual Release Update 2021.3
Axual Release Update 2021.3

2021 is almost a wrap, but not until we have announced our last major release of this year: Axual Platform 2021.3. Read all about it in this blog.

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Joris Meijer
December 7, 2021
Governing Your Data: The Kafka Compliance Checklist
Governing Your Data: The Kafka Compliance Checklist

So you’ve architected a new streaming platform. It has quickly become the ‘central nervous system’ of your company. A couple of teams have already started working with Kafka and they’re continuously adding new real-time streaming use cases.

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Joris Meijer
November 25, 2021
Is it time to decentralize your data organization?
Is it time to decentralize your data organization?

Centralized data administration can be great for smaller organizations. A single team of admins acts as gatekeeper on an event streaming platform, like Apache Kafka. It means data governance can be enforced from the top down to ensure full data compliance. But as your business grows, you find more and more developers need you to […]

Apache Kafka for Business
Jeroen van Disseldorp
August 23, 2021
Apache Kafka drives Rabobank Real-Time Financial Alerts
Apache Kafka drives Rabobank Real-Time Financial Alerts

Rabobank used Kafka Streams APIs to do real-time alerting on financial events for their customers. Learn more about the use case in this blog.

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Joris Meijer
July 29, 2021
Axual Release Update 2021.2
Axual Release Update 2021.2

The summer release 2021.2 is here, it contains many quality and stability improvements and some interesting new features. Read the release blog to find out more.

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Jeroen van Disseldorp
May 17, 2021
How to overcome the steep learning curve of Apache Kafka
How to overcome the steep learning curve of Apache Kafka

If you’re in the IT industry, you can’t help but catch the term ‘Apache Kafka’ uttered here and there. It’s an unmistakable sign that Apache Kafka is being adopted as the preferred data streaming platform by many organizations. The rising popularity of Kafka also creates a demand for developers proficient in the technology. It’s only […]

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