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PRODUCT UPDATES
Automate provisioning, configuration, & management of Dedicated clusters - Cluster Management APIs are now available for Dedicated clusters, alongside previous availability for Basic for Standard clusters. Operations now exist to list, create, read, update, and delete any cluster within your environments. You can manage clusters in a simple, scalable, and cost-effective manner while saving time for focus on other value-add projects. Like other Confluent Cloud APIs, these APIs have predictable resource-oriented URLs, transport data using JSON, and use standard HTTP verbs, response codes, authentication, and design principles.
Unlock more data with new GA fully managed source & sink connectors
Working with data from every part of your business continues to get easier with our ever-growing library of fully managed source and sink connectors. We’ve just recently released 14 new connectors that are available for use today!
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Securely connect to your data systems over the public internet with Static Egress IPs (AWS)
Our fully managed connectors now support Static Egress IP addresses for Confluent Cloud clusters on AWS. In a world where unsecured connectivity invites opportunistic attacks, static egress IPs offer an extra layer of security by drastically reducing the attack surface of your data source and sink systems. To learn more about connector networking best practices, check out our recent blog, “How to Securely Connect Confluent Cloud”.
BYOK for Google Cloud now available in all regions with infinite storage
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) provides you with the ability to encrypt data at rest with your own custom key and enables more control for access disabling, should the need ever arise. The feature is now available for Dedicated clusters in all Google Cloud regions with support for infinite storage.
Migrate to the Metrics API v2 by April 4th, 2022
Following the Metrics API v2 launch in February of this year, v1 of the API is planned for sunset and will no longer be reachable as of April 4th, 2022. Please complete your migration to the Metrics API v2 by April 4th, 2022.
DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
Stream Governance Demo
Register for a demo of Stream Governance, now generally available within Confluent Cloud. Within this 30-minute session you’ll learn how to expand the power of event streams across your organization safely and effectively while remaining compliant within an ever-evolving landscape of data regulations. The first demo runs on Wednesday, October 20th with viewings available on demand thereafter.
Get started with Apache Kafka® and Spring Boot
This Spring Boot tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to building a Spring Boot client application for Kafka. You’ll run an application that produces messages to and consumes messages from an Apache Kafka® cluster. And don’t worry, the tutorial will walk you through setting up a Kafka cluster if you do not already have access to one.
Cluster Linking for Disaster Recovery Demo
As part of the recent Q3 ‘21 Release Demo Series, Cluster Linking simplifies geo-replication to increase reliability of your global Kafka deployment. Check out this demo for a step-by-step overview of how to set up cluster linking within your system and build preparations for a disaster recovery failover.
More ways to continue learning
- Intro to Event-Driven Microservices: Microservices Demo
- Build a Streaming ETL pipeline: MongoDB to Snowflake ETL Demo
- Getting started with Confluent Cloud: Path to Production Learning Series
- Constantly updated Cloud content: Confluent Blog and Confluent Podcast
Want more? Check out Confluent Developer to continue learning.
LEARNING EVENTS
Visit Confluent’s virtual booth at Google Cloud Next ‘21
Google Cloud Next ‘21 takes place October 12-14 this year. As the Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year for the third year in a row, our presence at Next ‘21 will be bigger than ever. Be sure to add some of our sessions below to your Next playlist. Or, visit our booth for a chance to win a new Apple iMac!
- Modernize your data warehouse with Confluent.
- Building streaming data pipelines with Google Cloud Dataflow and Confluent Cloud
- The Future of Hybrid Data Infrastructure, Confluent on Anthos
- Rodan + Fields transforms its enterprise data platform with Confluent and Google Cloud