# News and Blogs **URL:** https://forum.confluent.io/c/community/news-and-blogs/15.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.confluent.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.confluent.io/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [✍️ Finding Inclusion & Career Opportunity at Confluent](https://forum.confluent.io/t/finding-inclusion-career-opportunity-at-confluent/6536)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2022 18:48 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/finding-inclusion-career-opportunity-at-confluent/6536 "2022-11-15T18:48:32Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: How Meshach Cisero (Senior Growth Marketing Manager) found not only career growth, but opportunities to add value to the entire organizatio… --- ## [✍️ Diagnose and Debug Apache Kafka Issues: Understanding Increased Consumer Rebalance Time](https://forum.confluent.io/t/diagnose-and-debug-apache-kafka-issues-understanding-increased-consumer-rebalance-time/6534)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2022 16:46 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/diagnose-and-debug-apache-kafka-issues-understanding-increased-consumer-rebalance-time/6534 "2022-11-15T16:46:34Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: The next time you hit a snag in your Kafka cluster, take some time to diagnose and debug. Before committing to making changes to your appli… --- ## [✍️ Top 4 Reasons Confluent Needs to Be on Your AWS re:Invent 2022 Agenda](https://forum.confluent.io/t/top-4-reasons-confluent-needs-to-be-on-your-aws-re-invent-2022-agenda/6533)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2022 16:14 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/top-4-reasons-confluent-needs-to-be-on-your-aws-re-invent-2022-agenda/6533 "2022-11-15T16:14:56Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Learn to leverage Confluent for real-time business intelligence, build streaming data pipelines in minutes, meet with industry Kafka leader… --- ## [🎧 Decoupling with Event-Driven Architecture](https://forum.confluent.io/t/decoupling-with-event-driven-architecture/6530)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2022 08:17 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/decoupling-with-event-driven-architecture/6530 "2022-11-15T08:17:01Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! In principle, data mesh architecture should liberate teams to build their systems and gather data in a distributed way, without having to explicitly coordinate. Data… --- ## [✍️ Diagnose and Debug Apache Kafka Issues: Understanding Increased Request Rate, Response Time, and/or Broker Load](https://forum.confluent.io/t/diagnose-and-debug-apache-kafka-issues-understanding-increased-request-rate-response-time-and-or-broker-load/6505)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 November 2022 18:01 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/diagnose-and-debug-apache-kafka-issues-understanding-increased-request-rate-response-time-and-or-broker-load/6505 "2022-11-10T18:01:51Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: The next time you hit a snag in your Kafka cluster, take some time to diagnose and debug. Before committing to making changes to your appli… --- ## [✍️ The 5 Tenets of Data Integration](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-5-tenets-of-data-integration/6482)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 November 2022 17:47 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-5-tenets-of-data-integration/6482 "2022-11-09T17:47:16Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Data integration is the process of combining data into a single, unified view. Learn how it works, its benefits, use cases, and 5 principle… --- ## [🎧 If Streaming Is the Answer, Why Are We Still Doing Batch?](https://forum.confluent.io/t/if-streaming-is-the-answer-why-are-we-still-doing-batch/6475)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 November 2022 08:26 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/if-streaming-is-the-answer-why-are-we-still-doing-batch/6475 "2022-11-09T08:26:15Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! Is real-time data streaming the future, or will batch processing always be with us? Interest in streaming data architecture is booming, but just as many teams are st… --- ## [✍️ Introducing Confluent Platform 7.3](https://forum.confluent.io/t/introducing-confluent-platform-7-3/6461)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 November 2022 15:38 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/introducing-confluent-platform-7-3/6461 "2022-11-08T15:38:43Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Hardening the innovative feature set introduced in recent releases, Confluent Platform 7.3 enables you to modernize your tech stack, reduce… --- ## [✍️ Debug and Optimize Apache Kafka: Understanding Reduced Message Throughput](https://forum.confluent.io/t/debug-and-optimize-apache-kafka-understanding-reduced-message-throughput/6436)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [7 November 2022 22:52 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/debug-and-optimize-apache-kafka-understanding-reduced-message-throughput/6436 "2022-11-07T22:52:40Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Learn how to pinpoint common Kafka issues, which producer metrics to monitor, and how to optimize Kafka to keep latency low and throughput … --- ## [✍️ Learn How to Secure Your Kafka Cluster Automatically](https://forum.confluent.io/t/learn-how-to-secure-your-kafka-cluster-automatically/6449)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 November 2022 20:35 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/learn-how-to-secure-your-kafka-cluster-automatically/6449 "2022-11-04T20:35:05Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Kafka security is crucial, yet complex. We’ll show you how to automatically secure a Kafka cluster for easy authentication and encryption t… --- ## [🎧 Security for Real-Time Data Stream Processing with Confluent Cloud](https://forum.confluent.io/t/security-for-real-time-data-stream-processing-with-confluent-cloud/6429)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 November 2022 07:06 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/security-for-real-time-data-stream-processing-with-confluent-cloud/6429 "2022-11-03T07:06:19Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! Streaming real-time data at scale and processing it efficiently is critical to cybersecurity organizations like SecurityScorecard. Jared Smith, Senior Director of Th… --- ## [✍️ The Role of Service Partners with Confluent Cloud](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-role-of-service-partners-with-confluent-cloud/6408)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 November 2022 16:49 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-role-of-service-partners-with-confluent-cloud/6408 "2022-11-01T16:49:56Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Through Confluent Cloud’s service partners, our users can easily build scalable data streaming applications with fully managed Apache Kafka… --- ## [✍️ Motion in Motion: Building an End-to-End Motion Detection and Alerting System with Apache Kafka and ksqlDB](https://forum.confluent.io/t/motion-in-motion-building-an-end-to-end-motion-detection-and-alerting-system-with-apache-kafka-and-ksqldb/6370)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 October 2022 21:58 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/motion-in-motion-building-an-end-to-end-motion-detection-and-alerting-system-with-apache-kafka-and-ksqldb/6370 "2022-10-27T21:58:42Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: How to build a complete motion detection and alerting system to power modern, real-time IoT and data streaming using Confluent. … --- ## [🎧 Running Apache Kafka in Production](https://forum.confluent.io/t/running-apache-kafka-in-production/6360)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 October 2022 07:18 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/running-apache-kafka-in-production/6360 "2022-10-27T07:18:12Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! What are some recommendations to consider when running Apache Kafka® in production? Jun Rao, one of the original Kafka creators, as well as an ongoing committer and … --- ## [✍️ Get Started with Schemas and Schema Registries](https://forum.confluent.io/t/get-started-with-schemas-and-schema-registries/6354)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 October 2022 23:05 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/get-started-with-schemas-and-schema-registries/6354 "2022-10-26T23:05:47Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Announcing the complete guide to Schema Registry. In our course, you’ll learn the basics, like how schema registry works, key concepts, how… --- ## [✍️ Debugging of a Stream-Table Join: Failing to Cross the Streams](https://forum.confluent.io/t/debugging-of-a-stream-table-join-failing-to-cross-the-streams/6345)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 October 2022 16:18 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/debugging-of-a-stream-table-join-failing-to-cross-the-streams/6345 "2022-10-25T16:18:26Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Joining two topics to aggregate data is fundamental in stream processing, but it’s not easy. Learn how to use kcat to debug and ensure two … --- ## [✍️ Announcing ksqlDB 0.28.2 and Improvements to ksqlDB in Confluent Cloud](https://forum.confluent.io/t/announcing-ksqldb-0-28-2-and-improvements-to-ksqldb-in-confluent-cloud/6330)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2022 21:39 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/announcing-ksqldb-0-28-2-and-improvements-to-ksqldb-in-confluent-cloud/6330 "2022-10-21T21:39:08Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: With ksqlDB 0.28.2 comes an easier getting started experience with auto-topic import, new query options, and more support for data pipeline… --- ## [🎧 Build a Real Time AI Data Platform with Apache Kafka](https://forum.confluent.io/t/build-a-real-time-ai-data-platform-with-apache-kafka/6314)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2022 07:18 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/build-a-real-time-ai-data-platform-with-apache-kafka/6314 "2022-10-20T07:18:27Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! Is it possible to build a real-time data platform without using stateful stream processing? Forecasty.ai is an artificial intelligence platform for forecasting commo… --- ## [🎧 Optimizing Apache JVMs for Apache Kafka](https://forum.confluent.io/t/optimizing-apache-jvms-for-apache-kafka/6272)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2022 07:02 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/optimizing-apache-jvms-for-apache-kafka/6272 "2022-10-13T07:02:09Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) impact Apache Kafka® performance in production. How can you optimize your event-streaming architectures so they process more Kafka messa… --- ## [✍️ Confluent Featured Among the Initial Wave of Partners for the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform Partner Ecosystem](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-featured-among-the-initial-wave-of-partners-for-the-microsoft-intelligent-data-platform-partner-ecosystem/6269)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2022 22:26 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-featured-among-the-initial-wave-of-partners-for-the-microsoft-intelligent-data-platform-partner-ecosystem/6269 "2022-10-12T22:26:59Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform eases the friction between databases and analytics systems, allowing companies to map and govern th… --- ## [✍️ Bringing Data Into Real Time: What You Missed at Current 2022](https://forum.confluent.io/t/bringing-data-into-real-time-what-you-missed-at-current-2022/6257)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2022 09:32 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/bringing-data-into-real-time-what-you-missed-at-current-2022/6257 "2022-10-12T09:32:00Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Current 2022 is a wrap! Here are some of the top keynote speeches, exciting new data streaming technologies, popular sessions, and where to… --- ## [✍️ Event Streaming Architectures to Solve Problems for FinServ](https://forum.confluent.io/t/event-streaming-architectures-to-solve-problems-for-finserv/6250)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2022 01:10 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/event-streaming-architectures-to-solve-problems-for-finserv/6250 "2022-10-12T01:10:05Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: From real-time banking and mobile payments, learn how Apache Kafka and Confluent are powering the financial services industry with event-dr… --- ## [✍️ The 7 Practices of a Highly Effective Data Mesh](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-7-practices-of-a-highly-effective-data-mesh/6247)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 October 2022 18:26 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-7-practices-of-a-highly-effective-data-mesh/6247 "2022-10-11T18:26:51Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: :point\_right: Head over to the blog to read the full article --- ## [✍️ What’s New in Apache Kafka 3.3](https://forum.confluent.io/t/what-s-new-in-apache-kafka-3-3/6176)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2022 16:57 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/what-s-new-in-apache-kafka-3-3/6176 "2022-10-03T16:57:56Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Apache Kafka 3.3 includes KRaft mode, improves partition scalability and resiliency while simplifying Kafka deployment, as well as updates … --- ## [✍️ Confluent for Startups: Get it right from the start](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-for-startups-get-it-right-from-the-start/6175)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2022 15:28 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-for-startups-get-it-right-from-the-start/6175 "2022-10-03T15:28:47Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: Announcing Confluent for Startups! Get started with Apache Kafka, leverage our data streaming expertise, and set your business up with the … --- ## [🎧 Apache Kafka 3.3 - KRaft, Kafka Core, Streams, & Connect Updates](https://forum.confluent.io/t/apache-kafka-3-3-kraft-kafka-core-streams-connect-updates/6174)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2022 15:19 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/apache-kafka-3-3-kraft-kafka-core-streams-connect-updates/6174 "2022-10-03T15:19:59Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! Apache Kafka® 3.3 is released! With over two years of development, KIP-833 marks KRaft as production ready for new AK 3.3 clusters only. On behalf of the Kafka commu… --- ## [🎧 Application Data Streaming with Apache Kafka and Swim](https://forum.confluent.io/t/application-data-streaming-with-apache-kafka-and-swim/6165)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2022 07:17 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/application-data-streaming-with-apache-kafka-and-swim/6165 "2022-10-03T07:17:21Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! How do you set data applications in motion by running stateful business logic on streaming data? Capturing key stream processing events and cumulative statistics tha… --- ## [🎧 International Podcast Day - Apache Kafka Edition | Streaming Audio Special](https://forum.confluent.io/t/international-podcast-day-apache-kafka-edition-streaming-audio-special/6160)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 September 2022 07:24 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/international-podcast-day-apache-kafka-edition-streaming-audio-special/6160 "2022-09-30T07:24:37Z")
There’s a new Streaming Audio episode - check it out! What’s your favorite podcast? Would you like to find some new ones? In celebration of International Podcast Day, Kris Jenkins invites 12 experts from the Apache Kafk… --- ## [✍️ Ventana Report: Why Centralized Data Governance is Top of Mind](https://forum.confluent.io/t/ventana-report-why-centralized-data-governance-is-top-of-mind/6155)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 September 2022 16:34 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/ventana-report-why-centralized-data-governance-is-top-of-mind/6155 "2022-09-29T16:34:08Z")
:sparkles: There’s a new post on the Confluent blog. Here’s a snippet from it: With 97% of businesses using data streaming technologies, centralized, real-time data governance is key. Read the report on centralized gov… --- ## [✍️ Excited to be back at Google Cloud Next 2022!](https://forum.confluent.io/t/excited-to-be-back-at-google-cloud-next-2022/6143)
**Author:** [@alice.richardson](https://forum.confluent.io/u/alice.richardson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2022 15:16 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/excited-to-be-back-at-google-cloud-next-2022/6143 "2022-09-28T15:16:42Z")
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