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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 8, 2025
From Batch to Real-Time: A Hands-On CDC Project with Debezium, Kafka, and theLook eCommerce Data

This project transforms the static "theLook" eCommerce dataset into a live data stream. It uses a Python generator to simulate user activity in PostgreSQL, while Debezium captures every database change and streams it to Kafka. This creates a hands-on environment for building and testing real-time CDC pipelines.

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August 5, 2025
Building a Real-Time Leaderboard with Kafka and Flink

Learn how to build a real-time "Top-K" analytics pipeline from scratch using a modern data stack. This open-source project guides you through using Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and Streamlit to ingest, process, and visualize live data, turning a continuous stream of events into actionable insights on an interactive dashboard.

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June 23, 2025
Integrate Kpow with Bufstream

Integrate Kpow with Bufstream in minutes. Gain unified visibility and control over your Kafka-compatible broker and Buf Schema Registry through our market-leading engineering console.

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June 17, 2025
Integrate Kpow with the Redpanda Streaming Platform

Integrate Kpow with Redpanda in minutes. Gain unified visibility and control over your Redpanda brokers and built-in Schema Registry through our market-leading engineering console.

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June 12, 2025
Integrate Confluent-compatible schema registries with Kpow

This guide demonstrates how to address the operational complexity of managing multiple Kafka schema registries. We integrate Confluent-compatible registries—Confluent Schema Registry, Apicurio Registry, and Karapace—and manage them all through a single pane of glass using Kpow.

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