Kafka Monthly Digest: March 2026 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the Apache Kafka 4.0.2 and 4.1.2 releases, as well as the releases in progress: 4.3.0 and 4.2.1. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project

I just published the 98th edition of my Kafka monthly digest. It covers the new releases (4.0.2, 4.1.2), the releases in progress (4.3.0, 4.2.1), new KIPs as well as community project releases and blogs from March 2026.

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Look at what arrived in the mail!

The book has been out for ~2.5 years already. I'm still really proud of the result. If you know of more deep and exhaustive content on Kafka Connect, please let me know.

Thanks @oreilly.bsky.social for the frame!

Kafka Monthly Digest: February 2026 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the Apache Kafka 4.2.0 and 3.9.2 releases, as well as the releases in progress: 4.0.2, 4.1.2, and 4.3.0. It also looks at the new KIPs, community

My Kafka Monthly Digest for February is out!
It covers the new releases 4.2.0, 3.9.2, and the 3 releases in progress 4.0.2, 4.1.2 and 4.3.0.
It also highlights some recent KIPs as well as community project releases and blog posts.

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This marks the 8th anniversary of this series! Thanks to all the readers, whether you're new or have been there since the beginning.
Let me know if you have suggestions or feedback.

Am I continuing this series? Absolutely!

Kafka Monthly Digest: January 2026 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the Apache Kafka releases in progress: 4.2.0, 4.1.2, 4.0.2 and 3.9.2. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from

The 96th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest is out. It covers the 4 releases currently in progress and recent KIPs, as well as community project releases and blogs.

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Kafka Monthly Digest: December 2025 | Red Hat Developer This Apache Kafka community digest covers what happened in the Apache Kafka community in December 2025. It details the state of releases in progress, KIPs recently created, community project releases

The 95th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest it out. It covers the releases in progress, KIPs, community projects and blogs. Also as is customary, I review some of the milestones the #ApacheKafka project achieved in 2025 and make some predictions for 2026!

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Books of 2025
My top picks:
- The picture of Dorian Gray
- Down with the system
- La vie devant soi
- All quiet of the western front

Kafka Monthly Digest: November 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the new Apache Kafka 4.1.1 release as well as the releases in progress: 4.2.0 and 3.9.2. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and

I've published the 94th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest. I covers the latest release 4.1.1 as well as the releases in progress: 4.2.0 and 3.9.2. As usual, it also covers recent KIPs, community project releases and blogs.

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Kafka Monthly Digest: October 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the new Apache Kafka 4.0.1 release as well as the releases in progress: 4.1.1 and 4.2.0. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and

The 93rd edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest is out!
Not sure if I have to say it covers the releases, KIPs, community project releases and blogs from October, I assume by now you know the drill :)
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Kafka Monthly Digest: September 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the new Apache Kafka 4.1.0 release as well as the releases in progress: 4.0.1 and 4.2.0. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and

I've just published the 92nd edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest! It covers the 4.1.0 release, as well as progress on 4.0.1 and 4.2.0. I also covers new KIPs, recent community releases and blog posts.

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Kafka Monthly Digest: August 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the Apache Kafka releases in progress, 4.1.0 and 4.0.1. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from August 2025

I've just published the 91st edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest! It covers progress on the 4.1.0 and 4.0.1 releases, as well as new KIPs, community releases and blog posts from August.
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My role stays exactly the same. I'll still work on open source projects in the data streaming space with a focus on Apache Kafka.

TLDR: I've Been Moved

Today was my last day at Red Hat.

I won't tease you with fake suspense, the whole runtime and middleware division from Red Hat is moving to IBM, and this week is my turn. So on Monday I'll be back at IBM.

Kafka Monthly Digest: July 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the Apache Kafka releases in progress, 4.1.0 and 4.0.1. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from July 2025

If you had told me 7.5 years ago I'd be publishing 90 Monthly Digests, or even just still work on Kafka all this time, I'd thought you were crazy!
But here we are (maybe it's me who's crazy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), I just published the 90th edition covering July 2025:
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Kafka Monthly Digest: June 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the Apache Kafka releases in progress, 4.1.0 and 4.0.1. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from June 2025

I've just published the 89th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest!
It covers progress on the 4.1.0 and 4.0.1 releases, new KIPs, recent community releases and blog posts.
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Kafka Monthly Digest: May 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the new Apache Kafka 3.9.1 release, as well as progress on 4.1.0. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from May

The 88th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest is out! There's a new release, Kafka 3.9.1, and work on 4.1.0 continues. I also cover some of the recent KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from May.

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Looking at the archives, it seems it's the highest number of KIPs ever submitted in a month! And obviously it happens right when I'm on PTO :p

Kafka Monthly Digest: April 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers progress on the 4.1.0 and 3.9.1 releases. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from April 2025

Edition 87 of my Kafka Monthly Digest is out!
It covers the releases in progress 3.9.1 and 4.1.0, as well as some of the 22 (!!!) KIPs submitted in April. As usually there's also a few community releases and blog posts.
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Really cool to receive a print copy of the Korean translation!

Kafka Monthly Digest: March 2025 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the 4.0.0 release, and progress on the 4.1.0 and 3.9.1 releases. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from March

I've just published edition 86 of my Kafka Monthly Digest. It's a big one as it covers Kafka 4.0.0!
There are also 2 other releases in progress (4.1.0 and 3.9.1), as well as the usual review of recent KIPs, community releases, and blogs.

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The 85th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest is out!
The first release candidate of Kafka 4.0.0 is available, please take time to test it. As usual I also cover recent KIPs, community project releases and blogs.
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Kafka Monthly Digest: January 2025 | Red Hat Developer This digest covers progress on Kafka 4.0.0. It also covers KIPs recently created, community project releases and blog posts.

I've just published the 84th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest. It marks the 7th anniversary of the series!

I hope you still find it useful. If you have suggestions or feedback, let me know.

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Kafka Monthly Digest: December 2024 | Red Hat Developer This Apache Kafka community digest covers the new release, 3.7.2, and progress on 4.0.0. It also covers KIPs recently created, community project releases and blog posts. Finally we look at milestones

I published the 83rd edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest. It covers the recent releases, KIPs, community projects and blogs.
Also as is customary, I review some of the milestones the #ApacheKafka project achieved in 2024 and make some predictions for 2025!
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Books of 2024

Kafka Monthly Digest: November 2024 | Red Hat Developer This edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest covers the 3.9.0 release, progress on the 4.0.0 and 3.7.2 releases. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project releases and blog posts from November

I've published the 82nd edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest. I covers the latest release, Kafka 3.9.0, as well as recent KIPs, community project releases and blog posts.
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