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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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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.

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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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Joris Meijer
April 4, 2020
Axual Release Update 2020.1
Axual Release Update 2020.1

Here it is, the latest version of Axual, the 2020.1 release. The new version introduces new features that allow you to speed up development, do testing and incident resolution with “Stream Browse & Search”, hook up external systems to Axual REST proxy and maintain schemas for your streams using Schema Upload.

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Rachel van Egmond
April 4, 2020
Real-Time Data Processing: Essential Insights You Need to Know
Real-Time Data Processing: Essential Insights You Need to Know

Data processing today is the most important asset of a business.To keep pace with modern technology, a business needs to keep up to date with data in real-time. Any business can use the updated data to collect information and sell their products if and only if, their data is recorded in real-time.

Real Time Data Processing
Rachel van Egmond
January 23, 2020
What is Apache Kafka?
What is Apache Kafka?

Apache Kafka: Have you ever been confused by all this talk about Kafka and streaming? Get the basics in this post full of information.

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