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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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Jurre Robertus
November 2, 2020
How Kafka ensures scalability of IoT applications
How Kafka ensures scalability of IoT applications

Since the IoT buzzword was coined, it has gone beyond turning on lights and TVs from a remote location. IoT applications have expanded beyond consumer applications, and it’s being applied in retail, manufacturing, energy, and other industries.

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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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