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Last updated: 2024-01-09 14:42:00

    March 2023

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    CKafka provides Pro Edition of low specifications.
    CKafka provides a Pro Edition instance specification with a bandwidth of 20 MB/s to meet small traffic scenarios.
    2023-03-27
    Ckafka adjusts the increment for high specifications
    For bandwidth not less than 1600 MB/s, the increment is adjusted to 200 MB/s.
    2023-03-27
    You can now set topic traffic throttling for instances of version 2.8.1.
    You can now set topic traffic throttling for instances of version 2.8.1.
    2023-03-27
    CKafka provides instance renewal API.
    You can now renew an instance via API.
    2023-03-27
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    CKafka supports SCRAM-SH2-512 access mode.
    SCRAM-SH2-512 access mode is supported for instances of versions 2.4.1 and 2.8.1.
    2023-03-27
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    Kafka version upgrade is supported in the Beijing region
    CKafka supports upgrading the open-source version of instances to the latest version in the Beijing region. It also supports upgrading the kernel minor version to use new features, improve the performance, and fix bugs.
    2023-03-06
    Alarming is supported for public network bandwidth
    You can configure alarm metrics for public network inbound/outbound bandwidth on the alarm configuration page.
    2023-03-06
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    December 2022

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    Pay-as-you-go billing is supported
    CKafka Pro instances support the pay-as-you-go billing mode, which is suitable for testing or scenarios with unpredictable traffic peaks.
    2022-12-08
    The connector feature is supported
    The former DIP module is migrated to Connector, with the relevant features and usage methods remaining unchanged.
    The Topic List in the former "DIP" module is migrated to Elastic Topic, with the relevant features and usage methods remaining unchanged.
    2022-12-08

    November 2022

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    Kafka 3.2 is supported
    CKafka Pro Edition is compatible with open-source Kafka 3.2.
    2022-11-23
    Brokers on v1.1.1 support topic traffic throttling rules
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    2022-11-02

    October 2022

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    The subscriptions of a topic associated with a consumer group can be deleted in the console
    If the status of a consumer group is Empty, the subscriptions of a topic associated with it can be deleted.
    2022-10-24
    The list of VIPs that should be opened is displayed in the console
    The list of VIPs that should be opened is displayed in the console. When you configure a security group, you should open all ports.
    2022-10-24
    Details and discounts of billable items are displayed
    When you purchase an instance, the details and discounts of billable items can be displayed for the total price.
    2022-10-24
    Legacy Standard Edition instances can be upgraded to Pro Edition
    Legacy Standard Edition instances purchased before September 9, 2021 can be upgraded to Pro Edition or have their specifications upgraded in Standard Edition.
    2022-10-24
    Message download is supported
    When querying messages, you can download them, including headers, keys, and values.
    2022-10-24

    June 2022

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    Instance version upgrade is supported
    CKafka supports upgrading the open-source version of instances to the latest version for more features. It also supports upgrading the kernel minor version to use new features, improve the performance, and fix bugs.
    2022-06-16
    The event center feature is supported
    The event center manages, stores, analyzes, and displays the event data generated by CKafka in a unified manner. You can easily view the event data details there.
    2022-06-16
    Partitioning is supported for single-replica topics
    The single-replica option is supported when a topic is created. Creating a single-replica topic cannot guarantee the availability; therefore, you should choose it with caution.
    2022-06-16
    Producer connections can be viewed in the console for v2.8 instances.
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    2022-06-16
    Smart Ops is supported
    The quick diagnosis feature supports setting automatic diagnosis to actively trigger diagnosis once a day at a specified time.
    The elastic scaling feature supports automatic partition balancing, which automatically checks the partition distribution of topics and starts partition balancing at a specified time.
    2022-06-16
    Pro Edition supports three-AZ deployment
    When you purchase a CKafka Pro Edition instance in a region that has three or more AZs, you can select up to three of them for multi-AZ deployment. Partition replicas of this instance will be forcibly distributed across the nodes in all AZs.
    2022-06-16

    May 2022

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    Pro Edition supports more instance connections and consumer groups
    Pro Edition supports up to 10,000 instance connections and up to 200 instance-level consumer groups.
    2022-05-11
    A topic now supports up to 3,000 partitions
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    2022-05-11

    March 2022

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    The production/consumption bandwidth percentage can be viewed
    You can view the production/consumption bandwidth percentage
    2022-03-23
    The automatic disk capacity expansion records can be viewed
    You can view the automatic disk capacity expansion records.
    2022-03-23
    Topic-level throttling is supported
    You can throttle the topic traffic to prevent the excessive traffic of one topic from affecting other topics.
    2022-03-23

    February 2022

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    Automatic consumer group creation can be disabled
    CKafka allows you to disable automatic consumer group creation in the console. After it is disabled, only existing consumer groups in the console can be used for consumption.
    2022-02-16
    Pro Edition supports multi-AZ deployment
    You can change the deployment AZ of Pro Edition instances directly in the console to simplify business migration.
    2022-02-16
    Pro Edition supports VPC access through SASL_SCRAM
    Pro Edition supports authentication through SASL_SCRAM when you access CKafka in a VPC.
    2022-02-16
    You can specify the IP when creating a VPC route
    If you select VPC access, you can specify the IP to keep it unchanged when changing the access mode.
    2022-02-16
    You can set the maintenance time
    The backend system performs maintenance operations on your CKafka instance from time to time to ensure its stability. To minimize the potential impact on your business, we recommend that you set an acceptable maintenance period for your business instance, usually during off-peak hours.
    2022-02-16

    January 2022

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    Topic display fields are added
    You can set tags when creating a topic and view producer connections.
    2022-01-07
    You can create consumer groups and send messages directly in the console
    You can create consumer groups and send messages directly in the CKafka console, without the need to perform operations on the local client.
    2022-01-07
    Pro Edition supports displaying instance connection information
    CKafka Pro Edition supports displaying the number of connections in the dashboard. This allows you to view the connections to each server more easily when the number of instance connections is about to be used up.
    2022-01-07
    Pro Edition supports automatic disk capacity expansion
    CKafka supports automatic adjustment of the disk utilization. After the disk utilization reaches the threshold, you can set the dynamic message retention policy to reduce the message retention time or set the automatic disk capacity expansion policy to adjust the disk space.
    2022-01-07
    Public network bandwidth is optimized
    You can view the monitoring data of the public network bandwidth. In addition, if you use Pro Edition, you can now purchase the public network bandwidth using the monthly subscription billing mode when purchasing an instance on the purchase page. Existing instances continue to use the bill-by-hour bandwidth rules and can be upgraded.
    2022-01-07

    November 2021

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    Pro Edition supports transfer over the public network with SASL_SSL
    CKafka Pro Edition supports the SASL_SSL access mode.
    2021-11-24
    Pro Edition supports displaying the monitoring information scraped by Prometheus
    CKafka Pro Edition can display broker nodes’ metric information scraped by Prometheus, including basic monitoring metrics such as CPU, memory usage, and system load, as well as the metrics exposed by the broker's JMX.
    2021-11-24
    Pro Edition supports data sync
    CKafka Pro Edition supports the data sync feature, which satisfies the needs for topic-level data sync and supports data transfer and automatic sync between any topics in different CKafka instances.
    2021-11-24
    Pro Edition supports quick diagnosis
    CKafka Pro Edition offers the quick diagnosis feature, which can proactively troubleshoot cluster problems and risks, provide solutions based on Tencent Cloud experts' experience, and automatically generate reports from the health check results.
    2021-11-24
    You can view the topic rankings in terms of disk usage
    You can view the topic rankings in terms of disk usage in the CKafka console, which makes cost accounting easier.
    2021-11-24
    Topics support the advanced setting of retention.bytes
    You can set retention.bytes in the advanced topic settings for use together with retention.ms.
    2021-11-24
    The cap of purchasable bandwidth is increased to 20,000 MB/sec
    The cap of purchasable bandwidth is increased to 20,000 MB/sec, which can meet the user needs for configuration upgrade during traffic peaks in sales campaigns.
    2021-11-24

    October 2021

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    The ACL policy is optimized
    You can preset ACL rules, which will be automatically applied when you create topics later.
    2021-10-11
    The maximum number of consumer groups is increased, and alarm configuration is added
    The maximum number of consumer groups is increased from 50 to 200, and a metric for reaching the maximum number of consumer groups is added.
    2021-10-11
    A tool for smooth upgrade from Standard Edition to Pro Edition is provided
    Due to architecture optimizations, the advanced specification of Standard Edition was deactivated on September 9, 2021. You can smoothly upgrade Standard Edition instances purchased afterwards to Pro Edition in the console.
    2021-10-11
    Pro Edition supports viewing log details in the CKafka console
    Pro Edition supports viewing log details in the CKafka console, including consumer group broker logs and controller logs.
    2021-10-11

    September 2021

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    Pro Edition supports higher public network bandwidth
    CKafka provides 3 Mbps public network bandwidth for free by default. Pro Edition instances can upgrade public network bandwidth to 198 Mbps additionally.
    2021-09-09
    Standard Edition instances with high specifications are no longer available
    Due to architecture optimizations, CKafka Standard Edition instances with over 150 MB/sec bandwidth (instance types: large and xlarge) have no longer been available since September 9, 2021. Such types of instances purchased before that day can still be used, and their specifications can still be upgraded based on the previous specification system.
    2021-09-09

    August 2021

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    Pro Edition supports SASL_SSL access
    CKafka Pro Edition supports SASL_SSL access, which can meet the security and compliance requirements of more users.
    2021-08-20
    The message query feature supports the query of messages in all partitions
    You can view the message details of all partitions in the console, without the need to view them one by one.
    2021-08-20
    You can add IPs in batches when configuring an ACL policy
    You can add IPs or IP ranges (which are separated by semicolon) in batches when configuring an ACL policy in the console to save operation costs.
    2021-08-20
    The disk capacity limit of high-specification Pro Edition instances is adjusted
    The disk capacity of Pro Edition instances with 1,600 MB/sec or higher bandwidth is increased to 200,000 GB.
    2021-08-03
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    You can view the details of topics and unsynced replicas
    CKafka supports viewing the details of topics and unsynced replicas in the console.
    2021-08-03
    Regex is supported for instance naming
    When purchasing multiple instances, you can batch create instances by its numeric suffix (which is numbered in an ascending order) or its designated pattern string.
    2021-08-03
    Kafka 2.8 is supported
    CKafka Pro Edition is compatible with open-source Kafka 2.8.
    2021-08-03

    July 2021

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    Pro Edition supports the advanced monitoring feature
    You can view the production and consumption traffic rankings of topics and the consumption speed rankings of consumer groups in the console, making it easier for Ops personnel to troubleshoot issues.
    2021-07-04
    Partition-level monitoring is supported
    CKafka supports displaying the monitoring data (such as the number of produced and consumed messages and consumption speed) of a single partition of a topic.
    2021-07-04
    The feature of migrating self-built Kafka clusters to cloud is perfected
    CKafka provides the specification calculator and migration tools to help you migrate a self-built Kafka cluster to the cloud.
    2021-07-04
    CKafka 2.4.2 is modified
    CKafka 2.4.2 is replaced by CKafka 2.4.1.
    2021-07-04

    May 2021

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    The purchasable bandwidth is increased
    The limit of purchasable bandwidth is increased from 3,200 MB/sec to 10,000 MB/sec.
    2021-05-28

    April 2021

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    Fuzzy match is supported for configuring ACL policies
    CKafka supports configuring an ACL policy for multiple topics. Fuzzy match by topic name prefix is supported for CKafka 2.4.2 instances.
    2021-04-14
    The high-speed and stable modes are supported for instance upgrade
    You can select either the high-speed or stable mode when upgrading an instance based on your business requirements. The time consumed in the high-speed mode is about one-tenth that consumed in the stable mode.
    2021-04-09
    Pro Edition supports advanced monitoring
    CKafka Pro Edition supports advanced monitoring. You can view the monitoring data of metrics such as core services, production, consumption, and broker GC in the console, making it easier for Ops personnel to troubleshoot issues.
    2021-04-09
    Pro Edition supports Premium Cloud Storage.
    Pro Edition supports Premium Cloud Storage.
    2021-04-09

    March 2021

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    CKafka supports upgrade at specified time
    CKafka supports upgrading instances at specified time to avoid affecting your business.
    2021-03-18
    CKafka supports dynamic message retention policies
    After you configure the dynamic data retention, a certain proportion of data will automatically expire when the disk utilization reaches the specified percentage.
    2021-03-18
    Consumer groups can be deleted
    Consumer groups can be deleted in the CKafka console.
    2021-03-18

    February 2021

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    Pro Edition supports multi-AZ deployment
    CKafka Pro Edition supports multi-AZ deployment. When you purchase a CKafka instance in a region with three or more AZs, you can select any two of them for multi-AZ deployment.
    2021-02-23
    Pro Edition supports displaying the instance upgrade progress
    CKafka Pro Edition supports displaying the instance upgrade progress.
    2021-02-23

    December 2020

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    CKafka supports the SASL access mode for the route type "public domain name access"
    You can select public domain name SASL access as the access mode on the instance details page, but such access mode can be selected for only one route for an instance.
    2020-12-10

    October 2020

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    CKafka supports querying messages in the console
    In case of message consumption exceptions, you can query the exception message in the CKafka console for troubleshooting.
    2020-10-30

    August 2020

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    CKafka Pro Edition is officially launched
    Pro Edition (formerly Dedicated Edition) instances are available for purchase in multiple regions. Each instance is a dedicated cluster, for which parameters can be flexibly configured. Pro Edition is compatible with open-source Kafka 2.4. We offer limited-time discounts for a limited number of instances.
    2020-08-31

    July 2020

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    CKafka Dedicated Edition instances are in open beta test
    Dedicated Edition instances are now available for purchase in multiple regions. You can purchase them on the purchase page at the same price of Standard Edition instances without submitting a ticket.
    2020-07-20

    March 2020

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    CKafka Dedicated Edition instances are in open beta test
    During the open beta test, Dedicated Edition instances (small type) are available in Chengdu region.
    Dedicated instances have dedicated virtual host nodes, and the specifications of them can be customized based on business scenarios.
    2020-03-24

    January 2020

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    The instance details feature is optimized
    CKafka supports viewing the details of open-source Kafka instances.
    2020-01-15
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    The instance query method is optimized
    On the instance list page, fuzzy query by IP/VIP port is supported for querying instances.
    2020-01-14
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    The instance purchase page is optimized
    The purchase page supports VPC search.
    The purchase page supports preset tags.
    The purchase page supports displaying high-availability multi-AZ clusters.
    2020-01-13
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    Ckafka APIs are upgraded to v3.0
    The new API documentation is more standardized and comprehensive.
    The support for nearby access in all regions allows faster connection to Tencent Cloud services.
    2020-01-06

    December 2019

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    The consumer group feature is optimized
    CKafka supports viewing the monitoring views of all partitions.
    2019-12-25
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    October 2019

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    CKafka supports the data sync feature (in beta test)
    CKafka provides efficient data transfer services based on open-source Kafka Connector.
    
    You can transfer data between any topics of different CKafka instances in the same region in the CKafka console.
    You can transfer data between any topics of different CKafka instances in the same region or different regions through CKafka APIs.
    2019-10-30
    The monitoring and alarming feature is optimized
    This feature supports the monitoring of and the alarming for the number of instance connections and consumption speed.
    2019-10-30
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    September 2019

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    The alarm configuration feature is optimized
    Alarm parameters can be directly configured on the instance list page.
    2019-09-08
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    August 2019

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    Data reliability is improved
    Existing technologies cannot guarantee that data will never be lost, but you can maximize the reliability of data as possible as you can by using certain configuration parameters.
    2019-08-08

    July 2019

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    The terms of service are perfected
    The new version of Service Level Agreement features clearer content and structure.
    2019-07-08
    Topics can be automatically created
    If "Auto-Create Topic" is enabled in the console, when you use or access the metadata of a topic that does not exist, the topic will be automatically created with the configured number of replicas and partitions.
    2019-05-11

    April 2019

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    Default alarms are supported
    When the disk usage exceeds 90%, notifications will be sent to you through SMS, email, and Message Center by default, avoiding service unavailability if alarm policies are not configured.
    2019-04-18
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    March 2019

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    The message retention period is extended
    CKafka extends the max message retention period from one month to three months.
    2019-03-28
    Regions outside the Chinese mainland are added
    CKafka adds two regions and one zone outside the Chinese mainland: Toronto, Virginia, and Silicon Valley Zone 1.
    2019-03-02
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    December 2018

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    CKafka supports configuring advanced parameters for topics
    You can configure fine-grained parameters for instance topics in the CKafka console.
    2018-12-28

    October 2018

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    Cross-AZ disaster recovery clusters that feature high availability are supported
    CKafka supports cross-AZ disaster recovery clusters that feature high availability and stability.
    2018-10-28
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    August 2018

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    Route access rules can be configured (in beta test)
    You can add routing policies in the CKafka console to enhance the user network access control during public/private network transfer.
    2018-08-10
    
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