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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
July 9, 2024
Energy trading with Apache Kafka – how to become faster than the competition
Energy trading with Apache Kafka – how to become faster than the competition

Energy trading; a dynamic process of buying, selling, and moving energy commodities such as electricity, natural gas, and oil across various markets. It involves assessing supply and demand dynamics, market trends, and geopolitical factors to optimize pricing and ensure reliable supply.

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Rachel van Egmond
June 27, 2024
Release blog 2024.2 – the Summer release
Release blog 2024.2 – the Summer release

As the days get longer and the coffee breaks get sunnier, we’re excited to roll out the summer release of Axual Platform 2024.2. This update brings improvements that make managing real-time data as refreshing as a leap into the pool. Our previous release marked the completion of the convergence of Axual Platform and Axual Governance architectures. With the new-and-improved architecture, we have strengthened our whole platform in the past year.

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Rachel van Egmond
May 16, 2024
Migrate Data from Legacy Systems: Apache Integration
Migrate Data from Legacy Systems: Apache Integration

Explore the challenges of legacy systems in banking and insurance and how Apache Kafka can drive modernization. This blog details migration strategies, integration techniques, and the pivotal role of CDC in ensuring seamless data transitions and operational continuity.

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Jeroen van Disseldorp
April 8, 2024
Release blog 2024.1 – the Spring release
Release blog 2024.1 – the Spring release

Explore Axual's Spring 2024.1 release, featuring a unified platform architecture that merges Axual Platform and Governance, simplifying installations and upgrades. New features include a Cloud health monitor for enhanced transparency and numerous improvements across security, governance, and support to ensure a seamless user experience.

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Rachel van Egmond
April 2, 2024
Axual achieves Red Hat OpenShift certification: empowering enterprises with certified event streaming
Axual achieves Red Hat OpenShift certification: empowering enterprises with certified event streaming

Axual announces certification for its event streaming solution on Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading enterprise Kubernetes platform.

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Rachel van Egmond
March 22, 2024
SCADA Systems, Smart Grids, and Apache Kafka are The Future of Energy
SCADA Systems, Smart Grids, and Apache Kafka are The Future of Energy

We're at the start of an energy revolution, where managing data is key. With SCADA systems overwhelmed by data, Apache Kafka offers a modern solution for a smart, prosumer-driven grid.

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