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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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Rachel van Egmond
August 13, 2024
Use Case | PostNL notification services
Use Case | PostNL notification services

PostNL modernized its parcel tracking by partnering with AppyThings and Axual. They implemented a centralized platform using Axual Cloud and KSML, processing over 100 million messages daily. The system is now transitioning to PostNL’s private AWS cloud.

Apache Kafka Use Cases
Rachel van Egmond
August 9, 2024
Transactional Outbox Pattern
Transactional Outbox Pattern

The Transactional Outbox Pattern addresses the dual-write problem by ensuring that database and message broker updates are atomic, consistent, and reliable, streamlining data synchronization between systems.

Apache Kafka
Rachel van Egmond
August 9, 2024
Transforming Healthcare IT: Apache Kafka for Legacy Modernization
Transforming Healthcare IT: Apache Kafka for Legacy Modernization

Apache Kafka powers real-time data streaming and modernizes legacy healthcare systems. It enables seamless integration across platforms, improving efficiency and patient care by supporting standards like HL7, FHIR, and JSON. Kafka bridges old and new, enhancing data-driven healthcare.

Apache Kafka for Business
Rachel van Egmond
August 9, 2024
Kafka Platform for Banking
Kafka Platform for Banking

Kafka platform for banking enables real-time data integration, fraud detection, automated customer communication, and streamlined risk models, transforming the financial sector with scalable and reliable data management.

Apache Kafka
Rachel van Egmond
August 6, 2024
Kafka platform for energy
Kafka platform for energy

Kafka empowers energy providers to analyze real-time data from smart meters and IoT devices, enabling them to dynamically adjust the supply and encourage consumers to reduce consumption during peak times.

Apache Kafka for Business
Rachel van Egmond
August 1, 2024
Real-time data is revolutionizing energy solutions
Real-time data is revolutionizing energy solutions

Real-time data is at the core of this blog's exploration into Axual's platform and its transformative impact on a leading producer and supplier of natural gas, electricity, and heat in the Netherlands. Serving over 2 million business and residential customers, the company benefits significantly from dynamic pricing and telemetry collection. This discussion will highlight how real-time data processing revolutionizes the company's operations and aligns seamlessly with its business objectives.

Real Time Data Processing
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