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Issue #047
Hi Redpanda Pack,
Big news: Redpanda Streaming 26.1 is out in the wild and officially delivers Redpanda One (R1): the industry’s first adaptable streaming engine. No more streaming sprawl and no need to choose between speed, safety, and cost. We also made Cloud Topics generally available, upgraded enterprise security, and packed in several updates that make life easier for the on-call engineer.
In other news, the latest episode of Hello, Agent! is live and ready to delight your ears with the real scoop on why durable execution is becoming critical in the age of AI agents.
Dig in below!
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Learning Resources
Redpanda 26.1: The R1 vision delivered
One engine. Every workload. No more streaming sprawl
Read the release note →
Me and my shadow (link!): Disaster recovery replication made easy
Start replicating your data the Redpanda way.
Get started →
Building safe, multi-agent AI systems in Redpanda Agentic Data Plane
How we revamped our Redleader agent to enable governed, multi-agent AI for the enterprise.
See how we did it →
OpenClaw is not for the enterprise
Great on a dev machine. Ungovernable at scale.
Read more →
Introducing Oracle CDC in Redpanda Connect
Simplified CDC for real-time access without re-architecting.
View the announcement →
Supercharging Redpanda Streaming with profile-guided optimization
47% lower latencies using 15% less CPU means better performance for intensive workloads.
Check out the benchmark →
Under the hood: Redpanda Cloud Topics architecture
A closer look at Cloud Topics in the Redpanda Streaming engine.
Learn more →
Get the latest
Make sure you’re up to date on the most recent Redpanda releases. You’ll find the latest on the #announcements channel of our Community Slack and you can download them from our GitHub repo.
Tech Talks
Hello, Agent! Ep. 2: Building interruption-tolerant agents with durable execution with Dominik Tornow at Resonate HQ
Explore how agents introduce new challenges for distributed systems, why long-running autonomous workflows require interruption-tolerant execution, and how durable promises provide a simpler mental model for building reliable multi-agent systems.
Listen now →
Inside the Agentic Data Plane: For IT Leaders
Tuesday, May 12th at 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT | 4:00 PM BST
The Agentic Data Plane (ADP) is a new architectural layer that connects AI agents to live data with built-in governance, policy enforcement, and observability—enabling safe, real-time production deployments. This session gives IT leaders a strategic overview of what ADP is, how it integrates into enterprise architectures, and the business impact of agent-driven systems.
Sign up now →
Inside the Agentic Data Plane: For Architects and Builders
Tuesday, May 19th at 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT | 4:00 PM BST
As AI agents move from prototypes to production, teams face critical challenges around governance, real-time data access, and control. This technical session explores how the Agentic Data Plane solves these problems by introducing a control layer between applications and models—and covers the common pitfalls to avoid when building agentic systems at scale.
Save your seat →
Conference corner
Check out our upcoming in-person events to see where you can catch us next (and grab some of the best swag)!
AI Agent Conference, May 4-5 (Booth 116)
API Days - New York, May 13-14
Redpanda events on-demand
Our virtual events focus on various topics and levels of proficiency. All sessions have lots of Q&A throughout.
Redpanda Quarterly Product Update: What’s New, What’s Next
Top AI Trends Shaping Analytics Through 2026
Putting AI to Work: Governing Enterprise Agents in Production
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