Kafka 4.0 Changes Streaming Platform Operations

Apache Kafka 4.0 Drops ZooKeeper: A Practical Guide to KRaft Reconfiguration for Java Developers

Apache Kafka 4.0, released March 18, 2025, completely removes ZooKeeper support, making KRaft (Kafka Raft) the sole consensus mechanism. Thi

The State of Streaming to Apache Iceberg in July 2026: Every Path, Its Latency, and What to Do When Seconds Are Not Fast Enough

The 2026-07-28 Model Context Protocol Release Candidate: What the Stateless Spec Means for Data Platforms

The State of Apache Iceberg v4 in July 2026: What the Dev List Tells Us About the Format's Next Chapter

Comparing PostgreSQL and Kafka: Understanding Their Different Use Cases in Distributed Systems

This article critiques the common trend of developers arguing that PostgreSQL can replace Apache Kafka for event streaming needs. The author

Business4s H1 2026: Workflows4s releases v0.5.0 and v0.6.0 lead ecosystem growth

Business4s H1 2026 recap highlights steady ecosystem growth, focusing on two major Workflows4s releases (v0.5.0 community-powered polish in