Axual’s Autumn Release 2026.3 is here. You can now run multiple Kafka Connect clusters per instance for better isolation and no more noisy neighbors, and create Flink SQL applications to run stream processing jobs directly on the platform. This release also brings self-service service accounts, Strimzi v1 support in the Distributor, Terraform and MCP updates, and more.

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AI didn’t break software security. The volume of vulnerability reports did

Vulnerability reports are growing faster than security teams can process them. This article explores how AI can support vulnerability triage, why fixes take time to reach production and what the Trivy compromise taught us about software supply chain security.

How to configure Kafka Authentication in Strimzi

Learn how to configure secure Kafka authentication in Strimzi for multi-tenant environments. This technical guide covers mTLS, certificate-chain principals, tenant-specific listeners, custom principal builders, OAuth bearer authentication, and the risks of relying on Strimzi internals.

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Jeroen van Disseldorp

August 14, 2024

Event Streaming Platform for Eneco’s Energy Transition

Read how Eneco is using Axual’s event streaming platform as the next step in their energy transition.

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Rachel van Egmond

August 13, 2024

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.

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Rachel van Egmond

August 9, 2024

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.

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Rachel van Egmond

August 9, 2024

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.

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Rachel van Egmond

August 9, 2024

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.

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Rachel van Egmond

August 6, 2024

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.

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