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Release 96.1: Factor Platform, performance Improvements and new features in Kpow and Flex
Factor House release v96.1 brings significant new product features and performance enhancements to our Kafka and Flink tooling, and makes Factor Platform publicly available for early-access users.
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Release 96.1: Factor Platform, performance Improvements and new features in Kpow and Flex
Factor House release v96.1 brings significant new product features and performance enhancements to our Kafka and Flink tooling, and makes Factor Platform publicly available for early-access users.

Defense in depth: unifying RBAC and data policies for transparent governance
Balance Kafka velocity and compliance. Learn how Kpow uses RBAC and Data Policies for safe, self-service production debugging without manual tickets.

Apache Kafka 4.3.0: A guide for platform engineers
Kafka 4.3.0 is an operator-focused release with 25 KIPs covering broker cordoning, retention headroom metrics, share group tuning, and tiered storage correctness fixes. This article covers the changes with operational impact and what to do before you upgrade.

Triage, repair, and replay: integrated Kafka remediation workflows
Instead of relying on fragmented CLI scripts and disconnected ticketing processes to fix broken data pipelines, Kpow provides an integrated UI workflow that empowers teams to safely isolate malformed records, mutate consumer groups, and re-inject corrected data into production.

Accelerating incident response: advanced filters, streaming search, and AI-powered queries
Kpow accelerates streaming incident response by replacing complex manual data parsing with an integrated approach combining advanced kJQ filtering, natural language AI querying, and automated Streaming Search.

Foundational Kafka data inspection: shaping payloads and optimizing visibility
Kpow streamlines Kafka data inspection by replacing disconnected CLI tools and manual schema configuration with Auto SerDes, advanced kJQ filtering, and transparent query context to isolate actionable insights instantly.
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