# Confluent Platform

Published articles for Confluent Platform.

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## Push-button migration from Confluent to Redpanda with Shadowing

DevFeed: [Push-button migration from Confluent to Redpanda with Shadowing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/push-button-migration-from-confluent-to-redpanda-with-shadowing-12715.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.redpanda.com/blog/migrate-confluent-redpanda-shadowing>)

Author: Trevor Blackford

Published: 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Redpanda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/redpanda.md>)

Topics: [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>), [Confluent Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/confluent-cloud.md>), [Confluent Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/confluent-platform.md>), [Disaster Recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/disaster-recovery.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>)

Tags: [big-bang](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/big-bang.md>), [confluent-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent-cloud.md>), [confluent-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent-platform.md>), [data-centers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-centers.md>), [disaster-recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disaster-recovery.md>), [kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kafka.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [schema](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/schema.md>)

### AI overview

The article presents Redpanda Shadowing 26.2 as a low-risk migration path from Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform, or other Apache Kafka-compatible clusters. It replicates topic data, schemas, offsets, and ACLs while preserving offsets, allowing teams to validate workloads and move applications individually instead of using a big-bang cutover.

### Source excerpt

Migrate off Confluent without the "big cutover weekend." Redpanda Shadowing carries topic data, schemas, offsets, and ACLs on a single link. Available on Self-Managed , BYOC, and Dedicated.

## Announcing Confluent Platform 8.3: Powerful Apache Flink® SQL operations, Easier KRaft Migrations, Expanded Monitoring and more.

DevFeed: [Announcing Confluent Platform 8.3: Powerful Apache Flink® SQL operations, Easier KRaft Migrations, Expanded Monitoring and more.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-confluent-platform-8-3-powerful-apache-flink-sql-operations-easier-kraft-migrations-expanded-monitoring-and-more-11552.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.confluent.io/blog/introducing-confluent-platform-8-3/>)

Author: Premika Srinivasan

Published: 2026-07-29T15:00:10Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Confluent: Data in motion](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/confluent-data-in-motion.md>)

Topics: [apache-flink](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apache-flink.md>), [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [data-governance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-governance.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>)

Tags: [apache-flink](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache-flink.md>), [apache-kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache-kafka.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [confluent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent.md>), [confluent-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent-platform.md>), [data-governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-governance.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>)

### AI overview

Confluent Platform 8.3.0, built on Apache Kafka 4.3.0, adds simplified Apache Flink SQL operations, expanded monitoring through Unified Stream Manager, easier KRaft migration, and structured governance for data in motion. The release also introduces an MCP server for Confluent Platform for Apache Flink, allowing AI agents such as Claude Code and Codex to inspect and manage Flink resources through existing security controls.

### Source excerpt

Announcing Confluent Platform 8.3: Powerful Apache Flink® SQL operations, Easier KRaft Migrations, Expanded Monitoring and more

## Deep Dive into SASL PLAIN and SCRAM in Kafka: Login Modules and Config Hot-Reload

DevFeed: [Deep Dive into SASL PLAIN and SCRAM in Kafka: Login Modules and Config Hot-Reload](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/deep-dive-into-sasl-plain-and-scram-in-kafka-login-modules-and-config-hot-reload-11553.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.confluent.io/blog/kafka-authentication-sasl-plain-scram-config-hot-reload/>)

Author: Pratul Yadav

Published: 2026-07-06T09:43:40Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Confluent: Data in motion](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/confluent-data-in-motion.md>)

Topics: [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [TLS (Transport Layer Security)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tls.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [config](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/config.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [confluent-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent-platform.md>), [credential-theft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/credential-theft.md>), [cryptographic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptographic.md>), [deep-dive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep-dive.md>), [kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kafka.md>), [operational](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operational.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains Kafka authentication with SASL PLAIN and SASL SCRAM, focusing on login modules, credential storage, and configuration hot-reload. It compares their security and operational characteristics and describes how hot-reload enables credential changes without restarting brokers.

### Source excerpt

Deep Dive into SASL PLAIN and SCRAM in Kafka: Login Modules and Config Hot-Reload