Releasesby GlyphIntroducing Apache Kafka 4.4.0
The Apache Software Foundation released Apache Kafka 4.4.0, which includes new features and performance improvements.
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Monte Carlo's Terraform provider is now on the OpenTofu registry
Monte Carlo has published its Terraform provider and agent modules to the OpenTofu registry, enabling users to manage Monte Carlo infrastructure as code using OpenTofu.
REST API v2 (Public preview): onboard Monte Carlo from your AI tool, Terraform or a script
Monte Carlo's REST API v2 is now in public preview, enabling automated onboarding and deployment of collection agents via scripts, Terraform, or AI tools.
Gemini-powered Explore summaries in Looker are generally available
The ability to generate summaries of Looker Explores using Gemini assistance is now generally available.
Dashboard relationships are now generally available
Dashboard relationships, which enable multi-fact data models in AI/BI dashboards, are now generally available.
Looker bullet chart visualization is generally available
The bullet chart visualization type is now generally available in Looker, allowing users to evaluate metric performance against targets and thresholds.
Xero connector is available in Beta
The managed Xero connector is now available in beta for Databricks Lakeflow Connect, supporting incremental ingestion of accounting data.
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Apache Kafka 4.4.0 release
Apache Kafka 4.4.0 introduces new features and improvements across broker, controller, producer, consumer, admin client, and Kafka Streams components. This release includes updates to cluster metadata bootstrapping, share group dead-letter queues, and transactional state stores.
Confluent Strengthens Trust for Singapore's Markets with OSPAR Attestation
Confluent Cloud has secured OSPAR attestation, providing financial institutions in Singapore with verified assurance for outsourced data streaming.
Oracle XStream CDC Source connector updates for LOB and XMLType
The Oracle XStream CDC Source connector now captures Oracle RAW and XMLType columns. XMLType columns must be explicitly serialized to CLOB for snapshot operations.
Delete empty consumer groups from Confluent Cloud Console
You can now delete consumer groups in the empty state through Confluent Cloud Console.
Consumer group deletion in Confluent Cloud Console
Users can now delete consumer groups that are in an empty state directly through the Confluent Cloud Console.
Audit logs record SCIM provisioning events
Confluent Cloud audit logs now record auditable events for SCIM provisioning operations, including enabling SCIM, managing SCIM tokens, and creating, updating, or deleting users through a SCIM client.
Audit logs for SCIM provisioning operations
Confluent Cloud audit logs now record events for SCIM provisioning operations. This includes enabling SCIM, managing tokens, and user lifecycle management.
Advanced Security add-on in Limited Availability
Organization-level add-on bundling SCIM, self-managed encryption keys (BYOK), and higher limits for security resources such as identity pools and RBAC role bindings. Billed as a percentage uplift on eligible infrastructure charges.