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January 19, 2026

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January 19, 2026

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January 19, 2026
Release 95.3: Memory leak fix for in-memory compute users

95.3 fixes a memory leak in our in-memory compute implementation, reported by our customers.

Article
January 12, 2026

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January 12, 2026

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January 12, 2026
Release 95.2: quality-of-life improvements across Kpow, Flex & Helm deployments

95.2 focuses on refinement and operability, with improvements across the UI, consumer group workflows, and deployment configuration. Alongside bug fixes and usability improvements, this release adds new Helm options for configuring the API and controlling service account credential automounting.

Article
December 8, 2025

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December 8, 2025
Integrate Kpow with Oracle Compute Infrastructure (OCI) Streaming with Apache Kafka

Unlock the full potential of your dedicated OCI Streaming with Apache Kafka cluster. This guide shows you how to integrate Kpow with your OCI brokers and self-hosted Kafka Connect and Schema Registry, unifying them into a single, developer-ready toolkit for complete visibility and control over your entire Kafka ecosystem.

Release
December 8, 2025

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Article
May 7, 2021

Case Study
Customer Obsession Driving Innovation with Kafka at Pickles

Innovation and evolution are central to the Pickles delivery model. Find out how Kafka and Kpow helps the Pickles team deliver.

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May 7, 2021

Release
May 7, 2021

Article
May 6, 2021

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May 6, 2021

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May 6, 2021
Release 77: Improved Reverse Proxy X-Forwarded-For Support

This minor release provides improved support for Jetty User Authentication (PropertyFile, JDBC, LDAP) when operating Kpow behind a reverse-proxy.

Article
May 4, 2021

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May 4, 2021

Release
May 4, 2021
Release 76: New Kafka ACL Management Features

Kpow v76 provides new Kafka ACL Management features and improves UI initialisation.

Article
April 30, 2021

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April 30, 2021

Release
April 30, 2021
Release 75: Protobuf Schema and Serdes

Version 75 provides support for Protobuf schema in the Schema Registry UI, and allows consumption and inspection of Protobuf in Data Inspect.

Article
April 29, 2021

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April 29, 2021

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April 29, 2021
Release 74: Kafka ACL Management and JSON Schema Support

Kpow v74 comes packed with features including full support for Kafka ACL Management, JSON Schema support, and a raft of UI and performance improvements.

Article
April 23, 2021

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April 23, 2021

Release
April 23, 2021
Release 73: SSL PEM Format Support

Version 73 provides support for PEM format SSL certificates introduced in Kafka 2.7.0 and described in KIP-651.

Events & Webinars

Stay plugged in with the Factor House team and our community.

Event
18 February 2026
Sydney Workshop: Building Resilient Event-Driven Systems with Kafka and Flink

We're teaming up with NetApp Instaclustr and Ververica to run this intensive half-day workshop where you'll design, build, and operate a complete real-time operational system from the ground up.

Event
19 February 2026
Melbourne Workshop: Building Resilient Event-Driven Systems with Kafka and Flink

We're teaming up with NetApp Instaclustr and Ververica to run this intensive half-day workshop where you'll design, build, and operate a complete real-time operational system from the ground up.

Join the Factor Community

We’re building more than products, we’re building a community. Whether you're getting started or pushing the limits of what's possible with Kafka and Flink, we invite you to connect, share, and learn with others.