January 2025
Chargeback, granular alerts, and Partner Zones
Assign Kafka costs to teams based on usage. Configure alerts by user, team, or application. Share Kafka data with partners without duplication.
Assign Kafka costs to teams with Chargeback
Track Kafka resource costs and allocate them to specific teams, departments, or projects based on actual data usage. Available for Scale Plus customers.

Configure alerts by owner and delivery channel
Alerts can be owned by specific users, teams, or applications. Deliver alerts via Slack, Teams, or webhooks, customized per team. Event-driven notifications trigger on consumer group state changes, topic updates, or audit events. End-users can configure their own alerts.

Share Kafka data with partners via Partner Zones
Partner Zones create isolated environments for external partners to access selected Kafka topics. No data duplication or additional infrastructure.
- Dedicated zones with strict access controls
- Per-topic permissions
- Encryption and masking policies

For a full list of changes, read the complete release notes.