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Managing Flink SQL operations, monitoring, migrations, and governance in separate workflows creates a ton of friction for platform teams. Confluent Platform 8.3 fixes that. Built on Apache Kafka 4.3, this release is here to let you scale data in motion with complete control. 🧵👇

29/7/26, 4:00 pm0 reposts2 likes

Confluent, an IBM Company

@confluent.io

29 July

Flink SQL gets a major operational upgrade in 8.3. The new MCP server for Apache Flink lets AI agents safely control + debug workloads. User-defined functions, custom catalogs, and artifact management also allow you to build richer Flink SQL apps without leaving the SQL workflow.

Confluent, an IBM Company

@confluent.io

29 July

Migrations to KRaft just got easier. Scale KRaft controller quorums on dynamic clusters without restarting brokers or controllers. Unified Stream Manager also offers expanded monitoring, including client-side monitoring and Kafka Streams UI to troubleshoot applications faster.

Confluent, an IBM Company

@confluent.io

29 July

Get structured, centralized, and governed data in motion. Migrate easily from schemaless or custom formats to Schema Registry with Schema IDs in Kafka headers. Enforce data quality, schema validation, and encryption centrally at the Gateway with zero client changes. Learn more: cnfl.io/4ftGZ6d