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October 22, 2025

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October 22, 2025

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October 22, 2025

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October 12, 2025
Kpow Custom Serdes and Protobuf v4.31.1

This post explains an update in the version of protobuf libraries used by Kpow, and a possible compatibility impact this update may cause to user defined Custom Serdes.

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October 12, 2025

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October 12, 2025

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September 18, 2025

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September 18, 2025
Set Up Kpow with NetApp Instaclustr Platform

Integrate Kpow with Instaclustr in minutes. Gain unified visibility and control over your managed Kafka brokers, Karapace Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect through our market-leading engineering toolkit.

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September 18, 2025

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September 10, 2025

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September 10, 2025
Introducing Webhook Support in Kpow

This guide demonstrates how to enhance Kafka monitoring and data governance by integrating Kpow's audit logs with external systems. We provide a step-by-step walkthrough for configuring webhooks to send real-time user activity alerts from your Kafka environment directly into collaboration platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams, streamlining your operational awareness and response.

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September 10, 2025

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September 10, 2025

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September 10, 2025

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September 10, 2025
Release 94.5: New Factor House docs, enhanced data inspection and URP & KRaft improvements

This release introduces a new unified documentation hub - Factor House Docs. It also introduces major data inspection enhancements, including comma-separated kJQ Projection expressions, in-browser search, and over 15 new kJQ transforms and functions. Further improvements include more reliable cluster monitoring with improved Under-Replicated Partition (URP) detection, support for KRaft improvements, the flexibility to configure custom serializers per-cluster, and a resolution for a key consumer group offset reset issue.

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September 10, 2025
Enhanced Under-Replicated Partition Detection in Kpow

Kpow now offers enhanced under-replicated partition (URP) detection for more accurate Kafka health monitoring. Our improved calculation correctly identifies URPs even when brokers are offline, providing a true, real-time view of your cluster's fault tolerance. This helps you proactively mitigate risks and ensure data durability.

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September 10, 2025

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September 10, 2025

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