Kafka, Avro Serialization and the Schema Registry - 2025 Edition
🚀 What’s New in This 2025 Update
Major Updates and Changes
- Multi-Format Support - Avro, JSON Schema, and Protobuf
- Schema References - Compose complex, modular schemas
- Cloud-Native Integration - Managed registry services
- Enhanced Security - ACLs, encryption, audit trails
- Data Contracts - Enforce governance at scale
- Performance - 10x faster schema lookups with caching
New Features Since 2017
- ✅ Multiple Schema Formats - Beyond just Avro
- ✅ Schema Linking - Reference common schemas
- ✅ Async Compatibility Checks - Non-blocking validation
- ✅ Schema Normalization - Automatic formatting
- ✅ Metadata Tags - Business context for schemas
Ready to master data governance in Kafka? Let’s explore how Schema Registry has evolved into the cornerstone of streaming data quality.