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            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven for DataHub: Managed context for humans and AI]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Discover Aiven for DataHub: a fully managed, open-source data catalog that gives your teams and AI agents the context they need to find and understand data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Stan Dmitriev</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[How a single space broke OpenSearch backups - and how Aiven fixed it for our customers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One space character, one broken backup. See how Aiven’s engineering team traced an OpenSearch k-NN bug to its source and implemented a lasting fix.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Aleksei Atavin</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Charlie Hull</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven Apps: Applications next to your data, where they belong]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Unify your code and data. Aiven Apps lets teams deliver real-time applications faster, without building new platforms. No lock-in. No custom pipelines. No egress surprises.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Sandbox to Launchpad: The Free Tier on Aiven for OpenSearch]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A free plan with enough RAM for real vector search, k-NN indexing, and long-term memory for your AI projects.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dima Kan</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[OVHcloud is now available on Aiven]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <dc:creator>Antoine Alfero</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for ClickHouse 25.8 LTS: Vector Search GA, Projections, Correlated Subqueries, and Faster Queries]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Vector Search GA & SQL Enhancements.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Sergii Smyrnov</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Four Factors of Production-Ready PostgreSQL]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:07:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover how Aiven makes the 4 factors of production-ready PostgreSQL easy]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Dirk Krautschick</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[What does the IBM acquisition of Confluent mean for the future of streaming and Kafka?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <dc:creator>Jeff Mery</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
            <category>Diskless</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven for Valkey 9 and Multi-Version Support]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Experience major throughput gains, granular data control and more control over when you upgrade.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>Valkey</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[MySQL, from "Hello World" to High Availability]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Whether you’re spinning up your first relational database or running a global e-commerce platform, Aiven for MySQL provides the performance and reliability you need.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven’s PG Studio]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:43:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's PG Studio is now in Early Availability, allowing you to work with your Aiven for PostgreSQL instances, directly in the Aiven Console. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jay Miller</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[KIP-1150 Accepted, and the Road Ahead]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[KIP-1150 (Diskless Topics) has been accepted: what's next for the project, and for Apache Kafka® as a whole?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Say Goodbye to ZooKeeper]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Automated, Zero-Downtime KRaft Migrations Now Available on Aiven]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Anton Agestam</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deterministic Simulation Testing in Diskless Apache Kafka ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven put Diskless Kafka through 2,200 logical hours of chaos testing using Antithesis. Here's how it held up.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ivan Yurchenko</dc:creator>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[However you Postgres, we’ve got you covered]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From free hobby projects to $5/month developer setups and enterprise-scale clusters, Aiven for PostgreSQL® scales with you. Find the perfect tier for your data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Aiven Free Tier Competition: Build, Share, and Win $1,000!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:41:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Build with Aiven’s free tier services like Kafka, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch.  Share your story using #AivenFreeTier, and compete for a $1,000 grand prize. Ends April 17!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Bredagh Breslin</dc:creator>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Valkey</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Inkless clusters: Cloud Kafka done right]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:46:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Inkless clusters upgrade classic topics with 90% faster recovery and 10x faster scaling with infinite storage, while adding diskless topics.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Stuart Mould</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[New high availability architecture for Aiven for PostgreSQL in limited availability]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Tier Kafka Competition: The Winners]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After reviewing all the submissions, we realised we could not have chosen just one winner.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Cassio Sampaio</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for OpenSearch Leaps to Version 3!]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-leaps-to-version-3</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:38:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce that the OpenSearch major version 3 (3.3.2) is available on Aiven for OpenSearch, only a few weeks after its upstream release!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Arthur Ansquer</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Future of Personalization: Building Real-Time Retail Context at Scale]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/real-time-retail-context-at-scale</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[How streaming architecture and vector databases power instant, personalised retail experiences]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Maulik Parikh</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>AI</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two weeks left to win $5k: Challenging the Kafka community to build big with small Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/free-tier-kafka-competition-3</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We challenged the community to build something cool with our Free Apache Kafka offering for a chance to win $5k. Here are more of their awesome projects!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[$5k Up for Grabs: See What People Are Building with Free Tier Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/free-tier-kafka-competition-2</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We challenged the community to build something cool with our Free Apache Kafka offering for a chance to win $5k, here’s some of the awesome submissions so far!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Valkey JSON module now available on Aiven for Valkey]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/valkey-json-module-now-available-on-aiven-for-valkey</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>Valkey</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Tier Apache Kafka® Competition]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/free-tier-apache-kafkar-competition</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:46:07 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Win $5,000 by building a cool project using Aiven’s new free tier Kafka, and sharing it online with #FreeKafka or #FreeTierKafka.
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            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI + Aiven Databases = Magic]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pg-ai-editor</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven’s New PG AI Editor - A simpler, faster, developer-friendly way to work with PostgreSQL.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Yonatan Dvir</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Roman Pozdnyakov</dc:creator>
            <category>Engineering</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beyond Hybrid Search: Traversing Vector Spaces with "Wormhole Vectors"]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/beyond-hybrid-search-traversing-vector-spaces-with-wormhole-vectors</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Traversing the Gap Between Sparse and Dense Vector Spaces]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dima Kan</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[How I discovered pigeons sabotaging my project with Aiven Free-Tier Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-i-discovered-pigeons-sabotaging-my-project-with-aiven-free-tier-kafka</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[How I used Aiven's free Kafka tier to monitor my smart bird feeder in real-time]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Just Free Kafka in the Cloud ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/just-free-kafka-in-the-cloud</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:14:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ Fixing Kafka’s 80% problem with a serious fully managed free Kafka.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Gemma Minihan</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Data Infrastructure For All]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/data-infrastructure-for-all</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Introducing Free Tier for Apache Kafka® and $5 Developer Tiers.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Cassio Sampaio</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Build apps and agents with $5 Postgres & MySQL]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/build-apps-and-agents-with-dollar5-postgres-and-mysql</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An ecosystem that scales with you: seamless to connect, transparent pricing, and no sudden jumps in costs due to vendor lock-in.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Marko Bocevski</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking Diskless Topics: Part 1]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/benchmarking-diskless-inkless-topics-part-1</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We built an open-souce benchmark for KIP1150 Diskless Topics so you don't have to.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Jorge Quilcate</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Different ways to Search Text in PostgreSQL]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/different-ways-to-search-text-in-postgresql</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A guide to choosing between iLIKE, full-text search, trigrams, and vector embeddings for your data]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jay Miller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Replacing cron jobs and dbt pipelines with ClickHouse Refreshable Materialized Views]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/replacing-cron-jobs-and-dbt-pipelines-with-clickhouse</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building agentic RAG with PostgreSQL and n8n]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/building-agentic-rag-with-postgresql-and-n8n</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Developer Tier for Aiven for PostgreSQL® services]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/new-developer-tier-for-aiven-for-postgres</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Starting at $5 USD, the new Developer tier includes everything from the Free tier, with extra disk space, preserved uptime for idle services, and Basic support to keep you building without interruption.
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            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
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            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <category>Platform</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Exploring why PostgreSQL 18 put asynchronous I/O in your database]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/exploring-why-postgresql-18-put-asynchronous-io-in-your-database</link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Exploring how PostgreSQL 18 conquered time with temporal constraints]]></title>
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            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Top 8 Free Kafka UI Tools 2025]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Discover the Best Free Tools to Monitor, Manage, and Visualize Your Kafka Clusters in 2025]]></description>
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            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Building Intelligent Search: A Tutorial on Aiven for OpenSearch and Vertex AI]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Build a smarter semantic search engine with Aiven for OpenSearch and Vertex AI. Vertex AI generates vector embeddings for OpenSearch to find highly relevant, contextual results.]]></description>
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            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Exploring why PostgreSQL made generated columns virtual]]></title>
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            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Exploring PostgreSQL 18's new UUIDv7 support]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:39:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Exploring what's interesting about UUIDv7 support using a demo crab store.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator>Jay Miller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kafka's 80% Problem]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafkas-80-percent-problem</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Why most Kafka deployments pay big-data prices for small-data streams and how to fix it]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[OpsHelm goes multi-cloud with Aiven Diskless BYOC, cuts costs by 78% over MSK]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/opshelm-multicloud-changelog-with-diskless-apache-kafka</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[OpsHelm cuts streaming costs by 5x migrating from MSK and NATS to Aiven Diskless Kafka in under a month]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Open-Source BigQuery Sink Connector Saga]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-open-source-bigquery-sink-apache-kafka-connector-saga</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The story of how this connector switched hands three times and how Aiven came to maintain it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Welcome PostgreSQL 18: A New Era of Performance on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/welcome-postgresql-18</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover game-changing performance boosts and enhanced flexibility with the latest version of PostgreSQL, fully managed and ready to deploy. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jeremy Heller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Seamlessly Migrating 15k Redis servers to Valkey]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/seamlessly-migrating-15k-redis-servers-to-valkey</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[We are leading the way in offering a smooth path to move your current Redis® setups to a fully open-source managed Valkey service.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator>Alexander Fridriksson</dc:creator>
            <category>Engineering</category>
            <category>Valkey</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Diskless 2.0: Unified, Zero-Copy Apache Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/diskless-unified-zero-copy-apache-kafka</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[We’ve unified Apache Kafka Tiered Storage (KIP-405) and Diskless Topics (KIP-1150) into a single path with zero-copy migration.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
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            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Getting Started with Iceberg Topics for Apache Kafka®: A Beginner's Guide]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Understand how Kafka can write directly to Apache Iceberg and experiment locally with Docker and Spark]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Using PostgreSQL Anonymizer to Generate Synthetic Data]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/using-postgresql-anonymizer-to-generate-synthetic-data</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Beyond data masking, PostgreSQL Anonymizer's superpower is generating schema-accurate, privacy-compliant synthetic data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jay Miller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Simple Kafka for Developers: Kafka UI Directly in Your IDE]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-ui-plugin</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Explore and manage topics, produce messages, and monitor live streams - all directly from your IDE.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Yonatan Dvir</dc:creator>
            <category>Engineering</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Using PostgreSQL Anonymizer to safely share data with LLMs]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/using-postgresql-anonymizer-to-safely-share-data-with-llms</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn how PostgreSQL Anonymizer helps safely share data with LLMs by masking PII, using both static and dynamic masking strategies for secure development.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jay Miller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Future of Data Sovereignty in Europe]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-future-of-data-sovereignty-in-europe</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Why It Matters Now More Than Ever]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kevin Fox</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Jukka Seppanen</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Logs & Search slowing you down? Simplify and accelerate with Aiven for OpenSearch]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/simplify-and-accelerate-with-aiven-for-opensearch</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Unify log and search workloads on one platform. Aiven for OpenSearch reduces operational complexity, lowers costs, and accelerates your team's development.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jeremy Heller</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Iceberg Topics for Apache Kafka®:  Zero ETL, Zero Copy ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/iceberg-topics-for-apache-kafka-zero-etl-zero-copy</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Open Source Kafka users get native Apache Iceberg™ topics that collapse ETL and reduce costs  - one write to the data lake, many reads - zero copies.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Engineering</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Migrate in any Season: Seamless Apache Kafka® Migration to Aiven with the Migration Accelerator]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/migrate-in-any-season-seamless-apache-kafka-migration-to-aiven</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:41:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Streamline your Apache Kafka cloud migration with Aiven's 5-step automated tool—minimize downtime and ensure seamless data transfer.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Maja Schermuly</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Understanding Apache Kafka® Performance: Diskless Topics Deep Dive]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/understanding-apache-kafka-performance-diskless-topics-deep-dive</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Diskless Kafka topics store data directly to object storage for massive cost savings and unlimited retention, but require higher latency tolerance.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jorge Quilcate</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why don't Kafka and Iceberg get along?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/why-dont-apache-kafka-and-iceberg-get-along</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Native, zero‑copy Iceberg tables will end the data lake connector tax and unify streaming in the lake for open source Apache Kafka users. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[ The Best Stream Governance is no Governance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-best-kafka-stream-governance-is-no-governance</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aiven Stream Governance makes trustworthy Kafka data streams the default experience - no costly add-ons, just governed streaming in 30 seconds, free.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Gemma Minihan</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
            <category>Engineering</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Friends Don't Let Friends Deploy Kafka the Old Way]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/diskless-kafka-architecture-cost-savings-guide</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/diskless-kafka-architecture-cost-savings-guide</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A Technical Analysis of Diskless Kafka Architecture and its Economic Impact]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Engineering</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Celebrating our Top Tech Award win with Back Market]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/celebrating-our-top-tech-award-win-with-back-market</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We are proud to share that Aiven has been awarded the Top Tech Award in the “Transformation and Cloud” category by L’Informaticien, one of France’s leading IT publications.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dimitri Casvigny</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Surpasses $100M ARR: Story of Community, Open Source, and What’s Next]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-surpasses-100m-arr</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From vision to $100M ARR: Aiven's journey built on open source, empowering developers, and shaping the future of data infrastructure.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking Hyperscalers: Aiven for ClickHouse Delivers More for Less]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/benchmarking-hyperscalers-aiven-for-clickhouse-delivers-more-for-less</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:53:47 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover how Aiven for ClickHouse delivers superior performance and value. We rigorously tested AWS & GCP instances for your workloads.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Arthur Ansquer</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Getting Started with Diskless Kafka: A Beginner's Guide]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/beginners-guide-diskless-apache-kafka-kip-1150</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Understand KIP-1150 concepts and experiment locally with Diskless Apache Kafka® on Docker and MinIO.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hugh Evans</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Your ClickHouse, optimized: Experience more flexible, price-performant plans]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/your-clickhouse-optimized-experience-more-flexible-price-performant-plans</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:23:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Get more compute power for less, scale storage independently, and gain full control over your real-time analytics with Aiven for ClickHouse.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Arthur Ansquer</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The 3 Es of Diskless Kafka BYOC]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/diskless-apache-kafka-guide-byoc</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There are at least 3 ways you can buy Data Streaming in the cloud, one of them is Diskless BYOC. What are they? Where do they fail? Does BYOC fit for you?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Engineering</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Gold Standard, Evolved: What's New with PostgreSQL and Why It's Still Your Go-To Database]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-with-postgresql-and-why-its-still-your-go-to-database</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 07:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A journey through the PG Ecosystem since 2020]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jeremy Heller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Security</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® extensions you need to know in 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-extensions-you-need-to-know</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 07:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The PostgreSQL® extensions ecosystem is one of its most important features. Learn which extensions to keep an eye on for modern data use cases!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Time series databases</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Diskless Kafka is the Tide, and it’s Rising ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/diskless-kafka-is-the-tide-and-its-rising</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 12:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Announcing KIP-1150 Diskless Topics in Aiven BYOC— KIP-1150 now allows Apache Kafka on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure write straight to object storage, cut cross-AZ traffic, disks and TCO by up to 80%.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven at PGDataDay + PGDay Chicago 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-at-pgdataday-pgday-chicago-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 13:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Jay Miller represented Aiven at PGDay Chicago 2025. Dive into their recap of the event and key takeaways from many of the talks.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jay Miller</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Events</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kafka Tiered Storage in depth: How Reads and Deletes Flow (Prefetching, Caching)]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-tiered-storage-in-depth-how-reads-and-deletes-flow</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A detailed end-to-end overview of how Kafka reads and deletes remote data with KIP-405, including how intelligent prefetching and caching enable near-local performance with remote data, as well as strategies for managing orphaned storage files. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Stanislav Kozlovski</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven at PyConDE + PyDataDE 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-at-pyconde-pydatade-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read a roundup of this mecca for data scientists and big data enthusiasts, and get the latest on AI and ML trends in the Python community!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® vs. AlloyDB Omni: understanding the differences]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-vs-alloydb-omni</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Interested in Aiven for AlloyDB Omni but unsure if you need it? Let's compare it to PostgresSQL® and understand what it can do for your data!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Hitchhiker’s guide to Diskless Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/guide-diskless-apache-kafka-kip-1150</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:18:24 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[KIP-1150 adds Diskless Topics to Apache Kafka®, redirecting replication from broker disks to cloud object storage and slicing TCO by up to 80 percent. This deep-dive lifts the hood on the leaderless, zone-aligned internals—strict ordering preservation, instant elasticity and zero client changes.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Diskless Kafka: 80% Leaner, 100% Open]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/diskless-apache-kafka-kip-1150</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® KIP-1150 introduces opt‑in Diskless Topics that replicate directly in object storage. Diskless slashes TCO and unlocks instant autoscaling, efficient geo‑replication, and per‑topic latency targets.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® Performance Benchmarks Across Cloud Offerings]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgresqlr-performance-benchmarks-across-cloud</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® - State of the Union 04/2025 - Performance benchmark comparison on GCP, AWS, OCI, and Azure 
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dirk Krautschick</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven at pgDay Paris 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pgday-paris-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:20:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[My first dive into the PostgreSQL® community was a great experience at PGDay Paris. Here is a recap, highlighting key talks on community, full-text search, lightning talks, Kafka & Debezium integrations, and more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® Tiered Storage in Depth: How Writes and Metadata Flow]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-tiered-storage-in-depth-how-writes-and-metadata-flow</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-tiered-storage-in-depth-how-writes-and-metadata-flow</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A detailed end-to-end overview of how Kafka writes and stores metadata with KIP-405.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Stanislav Kozlovski</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven’s Sustainability Update: Progress & Next Steps]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/sustainability-update</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[At Aiven, we’re committed to embedding sustainability into everything we do. Learn about our journey so far and where we're headed.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Julie Bastien</dc:creator>
            <category>Sustainability</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Logging and metrics services and Aiven: an overview]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/logging-and-metrics-services-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/logging-and-metrics-services-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Ever wanted to know the breadth of logging and metrics tooling available with easy integration to the Aiven platform and on the platform itself? Look no further!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven + Lovable.dev integration]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-lovable-integration</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-lovable-integration</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Build your dream application with Aiven + Lovable]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Roman Pozdnyakov</dc:creator>
            <category>Engineering</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Multi-Version Connector Support for Apache Kafka® Now Available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/muti-version-connector-support-now-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/muti-version-connector-support-now-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Say goodbye to Kafka Connect upgrade hassles with the ability to pin specific connector versions.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Tansini</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[ClickHouse® Pricing Made Simple. Choose Aiven.]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Escape rising and confusing ClickHouse costs, explore Aiven for ClickHouse® for a predictable fully managed solution. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Arthur Ansquer</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Nicole Ingham</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[16 Ways Tiered Storage Makes Apache Kafka® Simpler, Better, and Cheaper]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/16-ways-tiered-storage-makes-kafka-better</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/16-ways-tiered-storage-makes-kafka-better</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[See how KIP-405 alleviates a plethora of common Apache Kafka problems by reducing local broker data all while making it cheaper, faster, and easier to use.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Stanislav Kozlovski</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Investing for growth in the data economy]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/investing-for-growth-in-the-data-economy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/investing-for-growth-in-the-data-economy</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Seizing Investment Opportunities in the Age of Data
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Cluster Startup Program</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Skills and talent - the fuel powering the Europe’s data economy forward]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/skills-and-talent-the-fuel-powering-the-europes-data-economy-forward</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/skills-and-talent-the-fuel-powering-the-europes-data-economy-forward</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Empowering Europe's Data Economy: The Role of Skills and Talent]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Cluster Startup Program</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Creating the Foundation to Unlock the Opportunity with AI]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/creating-the-foundation-to-unlock-the-opportunity-with-ai</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/creating-the-foundation-to-unlock-the-opportunity-with-ai</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From Data to Deployment: Creating a Strong Foundation for AI]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Cluster Startup Program</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How Data Stack Modernization is Helping Kroo Bank Secure its Challenger Status]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-data-stack-modernization-is-helping-kroo-bank</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/how-data-stack-modernization-is-helping-kroo-bank</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK’s fintech market is crowded, but Kroo Bank is making waves as one of the top four digital-only banks. I recently spoke to Andrey Fadeev, Staff Software Engineer at Kroo Bank, who shared his insights on how Kroo is leveraging data stack modernization to support growth and drive competitive edge.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Is the Data Economy the World’s Greatest Operating Environment?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/is-the-data-economy-the-worlds-greatest-operating-environment</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/is-the-data-economy-the-worlds-greatest-operating-environment</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:42:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is the Data Economy the World’s Greatest Operating Environment?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Cluster Startup Program</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Data Economy: A One Trillion Euro Windfall for Europe in 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-data-economy-a-one-trillion-euro-windfall-for-europe-in-2025</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-data-economy-a-one-trillion-euro-windfall-for-europe-in-2025</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Aiven Data Economy series explores the key drivers of the global data economy, featuring insights from leaders in startups, enterprises, investors, and Aiven experts.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Achieves the AWS Retail Competency & Hosts AWS Immersion Day]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-achieves-the-aws-retail-competency</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-achieves-the-aws-retail-competency</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Transforming retail: Aiven and Amazon Web Services (AWS) empower businesses with real-time data insights for better customer experiences. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Elena Zykova</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Retail</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Prometheus at Scale with Aiven for Metrics]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/prometheus-at-scale-with-aiven-for-metrics</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/prometheus-at-scale-with-aiven-for-metrics</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Metrics, a Prometheus compatible solution powered by Thanos, is now generally available. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unleash AlloyDB Omni Across Clouds: Google Cloud and Aiven Partner for Multi-Cloud Database Freedom]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/unleash-alloydb-omni-across-clouds</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/unleash-alloydb-omni-across-clouds</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Deploy Google Cloud's high-performance, PostgreSQL-compatible database AlloyDB Omni on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, managed by Aiven’s multi-cloud, data infrastructure platform.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>GG Goindi</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>AI</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Navigating the Creative Commons: AI, Ownership, and Software Development]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/navigating-the-creative-commons-ai-ownership-and-software-development</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/navigating-the-creative-commons-ai-ownership-and-software-development</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The debate surrounding AI-generated content ownership has raged since the technology's inception. Despite significant advancements, the question of creative rights remains unresolved. This is particularly problematic in software development, where AI's influence can often be subtle and overlooked. To fully grasp the implications, it's essential to delve into the complex landscape of intellectual property and licensing.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>AI</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cost Effective Data Retention with Aiven for ClickHouse® Tiered Storage]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/cost-effective-data-retention-with-aiven-for-clickhouse-tiered-storage</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/cost-effective-data-retention-with-aiven-for-clickhouse-tiered-storage</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tiered storage is now generally available in Aiven for ClickHouse®. Combine the speed of ClickHouse with the cost optimization of object storage for a powerful data warehouse solution.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The AI Advantage: How AI is Reshaping Software Development]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-ai-advantage-how-ai-is-reshaping-software-development</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-ai-advantage-how-ai-is-reshaping-software-development</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Widespread adoption of Generative AI has infiltrated nearly every business sector. While tools like transcription and content creation are readily accessible to all, AI's transformative potential extends far deeper. Its influence on coding and software development raises profound questions about the future of this industry.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
            <category>AI</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Expands Oracle Cloud Marketplace Offering with Popular Open Source Data Technologies]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-expands-oracle-cloud-marketplace-offering</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-expands-oracle-cloud-marketplace-offering</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Aiven Platform with fully managed, scalable open source data technologies is now available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Elena Zykova</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Retail Detail: How AI Leverages Real-Time Data to Unlock Revenue Potential]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/retail-detail-how-ai-leverages-real-time-data-to-unlock-revenue-potential</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/retail-detail-how-ai-leverages-real-time-data-to-unlock-revenue-potential</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Real-time intelligence is no longer a nice-to-have, but necessary to attract customers and build future-proofed retail operations]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>Retail</category>
            <category>AI</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Metrics is Now Available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-metrics-is-now-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-metrics-is-now-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There's a new metrics service in town – Aiven for Metrics provides Prometheus metrics powered by Thanos.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Dark Side of Real-Time: Privacy Concerns and Ethical Dilemmas in Retail]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-dark-side-of-real-time-privacy-concerns-and-ethical-dilemmas-in-retail</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-dark-side-of-real-time-privacy-concerns-and-ethical-dilemmas-in-retail</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[If retailers want to build trust with customers, they must be transparent about data collection and usage. This blog provides actionable guidance on gaining valuable insights from data while protecting customer privacy.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>Retail</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[The digitalized brick-and-mortar retail renaissance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-digitalization-of-bricks-and-mortar</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-digitalization-of-bricks-and-mortar</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This blog examines how smart retailers are blending the latest technology with their traditional brick-and-mortar stores to deliver outstanding customer experiences.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
            <category>Retail</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unleash Savings and Scalability with Aiven for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/unleash-savings-and-scalability-with-aiven-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/unleash-savings-and-scalability-with-aiven-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tiered Storage reduces storage costs, increases operational flexibility, and provides unlimited data retention scalability]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Larry Heathcote</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Michael Tansini</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Intersection of Compliance and Risk vs Security in Financial Services]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-intersection-of-compliance-and-risk-vs-security</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-intersection-of-compliance-and-risk-vs-security</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FSIs face rising compliance demands, squeezing budgets and cybersecurity risks. Open-source tech and careful vendor selection can mitigate these challenges.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Coates</dc:creator>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
            <category>Financial Services</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Optimize Your AWS Costs With Bring Your Own Cloud From Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/optimize-your-aws-costs-with-bring-your-own-cloud-from-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/optimize-your-aws-costs-with-bring-your-own-cloud-from-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Simplify cost management and drive cost reductions across all in-house and managed cloud services.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jeremy Heller</dc:creator>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Features</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reverse your ETL: Stream BigQuery data to Aiven for Apache Kafka® with continuous queries]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/bigquery-changes-in-real-time-to-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/bigquery-changes-in-real-time-to-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[BigQuery continuous queries enable the reverse ETL pattern. You can now stream your enriched data from BigQuery back to the operational data layer using Aiven for Apache Kafka®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Jobin George</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apache Kafka 3.8.0 Released]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-380-released</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:42:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Apache Kafka community is pleased to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 3.8.0.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Buy the Hype: The GenAI Power You Already Have]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/dont-buy-the-hype-the-genai-power-you-already-have</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/dont-buy-the-hype-the-genai-power-you-already-have</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Your database is more powerful than you think. Learn how built-in vector capabilities can power your GenAI applications and save you from the hassle of adopting a new database.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>AI</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven for Valkey]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-for-valkey</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-for-valkey</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven offers managed Valkey, an open source NoSQL database compatible with legacy OSS Redis®* perfect for caching, message queues, and more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Dragonfly vs Aiven for Caching benchmarking]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-dragonfly-vs-aiven-for-caching-benchmarking</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-dragonfly-vs-aiven-for-caching-benchmarking</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven offers two powerful in-memory data stores - Aiven for Dragonfly and Aiven for Caching. In this post we help you make the optimal choice for your project.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hoang Minh Vo</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Securing Your Open Source Dependency Chain]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/securing-your-open-source-dependency-chain</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover the two simple steps you can take to secure your open source dependency chain.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven's AI Database Optimizer: The First Built-In SQL Optimizer for Enhanced Performance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-ai-dboptimizer-launch</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Increase database performance by 10x with an expert, AI-driven, professional available 24/7.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oded Valin</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>AI</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Understanding Data Management in the Face of Changing FSI Compliance Laws]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/understanding-data-in-the-face-of-changing-fsi-laws</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/understanding-data-in-the-face-of-changing-fsi-laws</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 01:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Changing regulations are requiring FSIs to increase their resilience and protect their operations and customers against misadventure or attack.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Coates</dc:creator>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
            <category>Financial Services</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why every business needs an AI Tactical Discovery team]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/why-every-business-needs-an-ai-tactical-discovery-team</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/why-every-business-needs-an-ai-tactical-discovery-team</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[AI adoption is the future, which is why enterprises need to find a way to make it work in their organizations where existing structures and established ways of working have not been designed to act and react with the agility required.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Fast and Flexible, Self-Service Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) for AWS now Generally Available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/self-service-byoc-for-aws-now-generally-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/self-service-byoc-for-aws-now-generally-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Easily set up and run Aiven services in your own AWS account with simplified migrations and expanded flexibility.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jeremy Heller</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Redis®* has become Aiven for Caching]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-redis-becomes-aiven-for-caching</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-redis-becomes-aiven-for-caching</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 16:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Caching is a new name for the same NoSQL service you know and love.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Secure, Segregated Multi-tenant Analytics in PostgreSQL® using Aiven for Apache Kafka®, Debezium®, and Aiven for ClickHouse®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/secureanalytics-in-postgresqlr-using-aiven-for-clickhouse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/secureanalytics-in-postgresqlr-using-aiven-for-clickhouse</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Enabling secure and performant multi-tenant analytics for your PostgreSQL® deployments on Aiven's data platform.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Felix Wu</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is Dragonfly?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-dragonfly</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover the power of Dragonfly: Scalability, resilience, and real-time messaging. Uncover the benefits of this cutting-edge in-memory data store solution now!
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Joe Zhou</dc:creator>
            <category>Featured post</category>
            <category>Dragonfly</category>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What's new at Aiven: Q4/2023 - Q1/2024]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-at-aiven-q42023-q12024</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-at-aiven-q42023-q12024</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Optimize data infrastructure with the power of AI. Upgrade open source data services and reduce costs with self-service BYOC on AWS.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Janki Patel Westenberg</dc:creator>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Top Two Misconceptions as FSI Compliance Requirements Tighten]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-top-two-misconceptions-as-fsi-compliance-requirements-tighten</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-top-two-misconceptions-as-fsi-compliance-requirements-tighten</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With Basel 3.1 aligned frameworks, governments worldwide are increasingly emphasising the need for financial institutions to maintain operational continuity.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Coates</dc:creator>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
            <category>Financial Services</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Max Pagel, SensorFlow: Amplifying Advancement with AI]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/sensorflow-amplifying-advancement-with-ai</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/sensorflow-amplifying-advancement-with-ai</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SensorFlow’s Co-Founder and CTO on using technology to do more with less and why the platform approach will always win]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
            <category>Sustainability</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Micah Lasseter, Delivery Hero: The Link Between Leadership, Learning and Diversity ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/micah-lasseter-the-link-between-leadership-learning-and-diversity</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/micah-lasseter-the-link-between-leadership-learning-and-diversity</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:27:02 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover how Micah Lasseter, Director of Leadership and Management Development at Delivery Hero is creating a link between leadership, learning and diversity.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Dragonfly – Unleash Super-Fast Caching]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-dragonfly-unleash-super-fast-caching</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-dragonfly-unleash-super-fast-caching</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:03:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Dragonfly delivers a 700% performance boost to scale with your enterprise needs]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonah Kowall</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Redis®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Coexistence of Open Source and Proprietary Software: Striking the Balance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-coexistence-of-open-source-and-proprietary-software</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-coexistence-of-open-source-and-proprietary-software</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:42:19 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover how to build a technology infrastructure to get the best of both open source and proprietary software]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Helping Enterprises Make Sense of Sustainability in an Ocean of Engineering Data]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/helping-enterprises-make-sense-of-sustainability</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/helping-enterprises-make-sense-of-sustainability</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <dc:creator>Daniel Ortiz</dc:creator>
            <category>Sustainability</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>People</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What’s Hot at KubeCon EU 2024]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-hot-at-kubecon-eu-2024</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/whats-hot-at-kubecon-eu-2024</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Let Jonah give you his KubeCon EU 2024 recommendations, learn where you can meet with Aiven at the event, and more!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonah Kowall</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Data for Good: How Open Source Technology is Enabling Doccla to Transform Patient Care]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/data-for-good</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/data-for-good</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover how Doccla uses open source tech to transform healthcare with virtual wards, supported by Aiven, in the UK and Europe.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Redis®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Navigating the data maze: 5 essential questions to guide your tool selection]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/data-tool-selection</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/data-tool-selection</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Unraveling the complexities of handling data to match your tech needs
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jenn Junod</dc:creator>
            <category>Platform</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven’s Customer ‘Champions’ GLOBO, Avaya, Priceline and Sway AI Awarded for Innovation, Excellence and Impact ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aivens-customer-champions-awards-2024</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aivens-customer-champions-awards-2024</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's inaugural Customer Champion awards recognize companies for their remarkable achievements in innovation, excellence and global impact. 
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ian Massingham</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Cluster Startup Program</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Better Business Banking: How Aiven Helps Lili to Expand and Keep Impressing Customers]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/better-business-banking-how-aiven-helps-lili-to-expand</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/better-business-banking-how-aiven-helps-lili-to-expand</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[EverSQL by Aiven enables fast-growing Lili to optimize databases, pre-empting performance issues and saving valuable developer time]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>EverSQL</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Maintaining Innovation and Access to Skills for OSS Projects]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/maintaining-innovation-and-access-to-skills-for-oss-projects</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/maintaining-innovation-and-access-to-skills-for-oss-projects</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:47:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Discover how OSS managed services can offer protection against the challenges of skills access and innovation restriction for open source projects]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Kennedy</dc:creator>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Open Source Program Office</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Materialized views in Aiven for ClickHouse® optimize queries for speed and freshness]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/materialized-views-in-aiven-for-clickhouse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/materialized-views-in-aiven-for-clickhouse</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Execute even complex queries quickly without the risk of stale results. See what makes Aiven for ClickHouse® ideal for analytics wherever your data lives.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Arthur Ansquer</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Enhanced performance with PostgreSQL® 16]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/enhanced-performance-with-postgresql-16</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/enhanced-performance-with-postgresql-16</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:50:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® adds support for major version 16. Find out what the key improvements are and how you can get the new version.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Serhat Yanikoglu</dc:creator>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How AI can change the game in the database and streaming system optimization field]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/ai-in-database-and-streaming-system-optimization</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/ai-in-database-and-streaming-system-optimization</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The net result of an AI-powered optimization process is not only a better data  experience, but also increased developer productivity. Once the teams are aware of what can be automated, the improvements can not only speed things up but reduce costs.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonah Kowall</dc:creator>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Data</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for OpenSearch® updated to version 2.11.1]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-updated-to-version-2111</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-updated-to-version-2111</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Opensearch® is running OpenSearch® 2.11.1, bringing new AI capabilities, visual overhauls, and much more. Check out what's new and upgrade today.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Lessons from Success: How Smart Businesses Build their Foundations for Innovation]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-live-london-2023-customer-panel</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-live-london-2023-customer-panel</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Join us, together with Revenir, Dojo and Hookdeck as we explore how businesses are pursuing innovation in order to stay ahead.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Cara Baestlein</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Aiven Live</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Open Source Data Platforms: From Handling VAT Repayments in Real-Time to Creating Europe’s Largest Virtual Hospital Ward]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-live-london-2023-recap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-live-london-2023-recap</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[My Top Five Takeaways from Aiven Live, by Florian Engel, Director of Customer & Content Marketing]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Aiven Live</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Brian Wagner, Revenir: A Collaborative CTO ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/brian-wagner-revenir-a-collaborative-cto</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/brian-wagner-revenir-a-collaborative-cto</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Securing Fintech Futures: Brian Wagner, Revenir's CTO, Pioneers Open Source Collaboration and AI-Driven Solutions in Regulatory Compliance.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Leader insight</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Meet the Cast: Yen Pham, the Crab with the number-crunching claws]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/yen-pham-the-crab-with-the-number-crunching-claws</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/yen-pham-the-crab-with-the-number-crunching-claws</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Yen Pham has been with us for nearly two years. We caught up with her to discuss  the facts, figures, and tides of financial life at Aiven.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ola Niechcial</dc:creator>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>People</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Tiered Storage for Aiven for Apache Kafka®: Unlocking Improved Cost-Efficiency and Scalability]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-tiered-storage-for-aiven-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-tiered-storage-for-aiven-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tiered Storage for Apache Kafka® delivers an improved cost-to-performance ratio, increased operational flexibility, and greater scalability for customers]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing the Kafka topic catalog for Aiven for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-the-kafka-topic-catalog-for-aiven-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-the-kafka-topic-catalog-for-aiven-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New Kafka topics catalog in Aiven for Apache Kafka brings a topic-centric view of your Kafka environment directly to the Aiven console]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Cara Baestlein</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Accelerate time-to-value with Aiven’s self-service Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) automation for AWS]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/accelerate-time-to-value-with-byoc</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/accelerate-time-to-value-with-byoc</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:14:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Complex and lengthy infrastructure setup processes no longer a blocker for Application Developers.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Bob Krygowski</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Mikko Röntynen</dc:creator>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Platform</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven enhances platform with AI-powered data optimization capabilities]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-acquires-eversql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-acquires-eversql</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Integration of EverSQL’s AI-powered engine into the Aiven open source data platform will deliver new performance and cost optimization capabilities to customers]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[My journey to Aiven: Galo Freile, Commercial Account Executive ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/my-journey-to-aiven-galo-freile</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/my-journey-to-aiven-galo-freile</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Meet Galo Freile, a Commercial Account Executive based in Berlin. We learn about his journey to Aiven, a recent promotion and how he became our SDR of the year! ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jen Szabo</dc:creator>
            <category>People</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Essendant Embraces Klaw to improve Apache Kafka® Governance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/essendant-embraces-klaw-to-improve-apache-kafkar-governance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/essendant-embraces-klaw-to-improve-apache-kafkar-governance</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Wholesale distribution and fulfillment services company, Essendant, saves time and gains agility with Aiven's open source tool]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Muralidhar Basani</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Alterra Bills Increases Success Rate of Smart Billing System to 95% and Achieves 40% Cost Reduction with Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/alterra-bills-improves-stability-lowers-latency</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/alterra-bills-improves-stability-lowers-latency</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka® improves stability and lowers latency]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Holger Hammel – why moving sideways is the way forward]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/holger-hammel-why-moving-sideways-is-the-way-forward</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[If you’re planning your next career move in tech, check out this interview with our VP Engineering in Product. It will be sure to point you in the right direction!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ola Niechcial</dc:creator>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>People</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Customers Affirm Value of Aiven Platform through G2 badges ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/customers-affirm-value-of-aiven-platform-through-g2-badges</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven Named Leader in Event Stream Processing]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ian Massingham</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Customize and contextualize your data with Grafana® 10]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/customize-and-contextualize-your-data-with-grafana-10</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/customize-and-contextualize-your-data-with-grafana-10</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Grafana® is now powered by Grafana® 10. Learn what’s new and how to get started today.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Nick Rycar</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Bonsai Turns to Aiven for Automated Event-Driven Architecture to Handle Millions of Data Points]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/bonsai-turns-to-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/bonsai-turns-to-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Data challenges resulting from expanding product catalog solved with Aiven for Apache Kafka® on Google Cloud]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven helps Software Engineers at eFishery to be Creative and Transform Indonesian Aquaculture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-helps-software-engineers-at-efishery</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-helps-software-engineers-at-efishery</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Arif Rakham, Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer at eFishery, shares insights into his career path and how he’s built a creative tech team]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Florian Engel</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for OpenSearch® introduces advanced security features]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-introduces-advanced-security-features</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-introduces-advanced-security-features</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for OpenSearch® now includes OpenSearch Security, with SSO authentication, role-based access control, audit logging, and multi-tenant  Dashboards]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hoang Minh Vo</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Streamlined user management in the Aiven Platform]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/streamlined-user-management-in-the-aiven-platform</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/streamlined-user-management-in-the-aiven-platform</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Introducing centralized organization units, users and groups for scalable user and access management.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Rick Salevsky</dc:creator>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Meet the Cast: Shu Toh – our Valentine’s Day Crab]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/meet-the-cast-shu-toh-our-valentines-day-crab</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Shu Toh joined us as Senior Field Marketing Manager on February 14th, 2022 – Valentine’s Day. Ever since, we’ve had a big place in our heart for her and all that she does for the APAC Regional Marketing Team. 
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ola Niechcial</dc:creator>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>People</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven is connecting streaming data with the Google BigQuery ecosystem]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-connecting-streaming-data-with-the-bigquery-ecosystem</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-connecting-streaming-data-with-the-bigquery-ecosystem</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven enters Google Cloud Ready - BigQuery designation and launches new Apache Flink® to BigQuery sink connector to tightly connect streaming data with BigQuery’s ecosystem]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[TypeScript, react-hook-form, zod: blissful forms]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/typescript-react-hook-form-zod</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/typescript-react-hook-form-zod</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[How Aiven open source engineers create forms to create reliable, composable and delightful web forms]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mathieu Anderson</dc:creator>
            <category>Klaw</category>
            <category>Engineering</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Meet the Cast: Olena Babenko, Staff Engineer and Tech Expert ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/meet-the-cast-olena-babenko</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/meet-the-cast-olena-babenko</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We chatted with Olena Babenko, our newly promoted Staff Engineer. We learnt about her sideways journey to Aiven, what life is like here, and her advice for others looking to make a career in tech.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jen Szabo</dc:creator>
            <category>People</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven Ideas - your chance to shape the direction of our product development]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-ideas</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-ideas</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:06:46 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[At Aiven, we are doubling down on openness by making our product roadmap publicly available. Register now to provide your feedback and new ideas for development]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Viktor Trykolenko</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What's new at Aiven: Q2/2023]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-at-aiven-q22023</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-at-aiven-q22023</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 08:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What’s new with the Aiven Platform in Q2 2023? Get the details of what our product and engineering teams released in the second quarter of 2023. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Digitalparking Leads the Smart Parking Revolution in Switzerland]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/digitalparking-leads-the-smart-parking-revolution-in-switzerland</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/digitalparking-leads-the-smart-parking-revolution-in-switzerland</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® ensures business critical database runs without interruptions]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mikko Röntynen</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven for Apache Kafka® cluster configuration backup]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-apache-kafka-cluster-configuration-backup</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-apache-kafka-cluster-configuration-backup</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Cluster configuration backups are available on Aiven for Apache Kafka! Find out how it can save time for your team while restoring your cluster configuration.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mischa Lieibenson</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Enabling high availability for Klaw with NGINX]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/enabling-high-availability-for-klaw-with-nginx</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/enabling-high-availability-for-klaw-with-nginx</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:21:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Announcing the availability of the high availability feature in Klaw, eliminating any single point of failure and ensuring minimal or no downtime.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Muralidhar Basani</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Source Program Office</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Kafka Quotas in Aiven for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-kafka-quotas-in-aiven-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-kafka-quotas-in-aiven-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka® brings Kafka quotas to help organizations control the resources client applications can use in a Kafka cluster.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Brolly uses Aiven for Apache Kafka® to make sense of its customer’s social data]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/brolly-uses-aiven-to-make-sense-of-its-customer-social-data</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/brolly-uses-aiven-to-make-sense-of-its-customer-social-data</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Social media archiving & insights platform, Brolly, needed a robust and compliant way to capture and store its massive volumes of customer data]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Speaking Crabs, June 2023]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/speaking-crabs-june-2023</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/speaking-crabs-june-2023</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A roundup of the talks, workshops, podcasts and more Aiven cast members have given or spoken on, as well as where you can find us in July 2023!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Angie Byron</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Scale up: a MySQL bug story, or why Aiven works]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/mysql-bug-story-or-why-aiven-works</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/mysql-bug-story-or-why-aiven-works</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Why use Aiven for MySQL service when you could just roll your own? The simple answer: managed services make economies of scale work for you.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Leon Bezuidenhout</dc:creator>
            <category>MySQL</category>
            <category>Platform</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Talon.One Optimizes Cloud Infrastructure Costs]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/talon-one-optimizes-cloud-infrastructure-costs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/talon-one-optimizes-cloud-infrastructure-costs</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With Aiven at the heart of its data platform, Talon.One enjoys significant cost efficiencies]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What's new on the Aiven Developer Center: June 2023]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-on-the-aiven-developer-center-june-2023</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-on-the-aiven-developer-center-june-2023</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:29:47 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[MySQL migration, caching with PostgreSQL® and Redis®*, pgvector for PostgreSQL® and more!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Celeste Horgan</dc:creator>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® Vector Search with pgvector]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgres-supports-pgvector</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgres-supports-pgvector</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Announcing the availability of the pgvector extension in Aiven for PostgreSQL®, allowing you to store vectorized data in your database, and perform similarity searches with SQL.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Serhat Yanikoglu</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Add caching to your PostgreSQL® app using Valkey™]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/add-caching-to-pg-with-valkey</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/add-caching-to-pg-with-valkey</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Caching is used to speed up cloud applications, particularly for database reads. Read on to learn more, and find out how to build caching with Valkey™ into a simple PostgreSQL® web app.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
            <category>Valkey</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>Data</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Meet the Cast: Angie Byron, Director of Community and Proud Crab ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/meet-the-cast:-angie-byron</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/meet-the-cast:-angie-byron</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:31:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We welcomed Angie Byron, our new Director of Community (and a Proud Crab!). Find out about her background, new role at Aiven, and more for our LGBTQ+ Crabs.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ola Niechcial</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Jen Szabo</dc:creator>
            <category>People</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What’s new with Aiven for Apache Flink® - Q2 2023]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-with-aiven-for-apache-flink-q2-2023</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/whats-new-with-aiven-for-apache-flink-q2-2023</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest Aiven for Apache Flink service comes with integration for multiple versions of Apache Kafka® and a CDC connector for PostgreSQL®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing the newest cohort of startups joining the Aiven Cluster Startup Program]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/cluster-update-2023-06</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/cluster-update-2023-06</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven believes in paying back to the startup community - it's where we come from. Read on to find out about the latest companies to join our Cluster Startup Program.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Andra Nuta</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Cluster Startup Program</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Protecting Data-Driven Revenues at Schibsted]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/protecting-data-driven-revenues-at-schibsted</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/protecting-data-driven-revenues-at-schibsted</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven helps Schibsted Media Group maintain a stable Apache Kafka® cluster essential to making timely data-driven business decisions and creating business value out of data ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Leading with Pride ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/leading-with-pride</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/leading-with-pride</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Meet Alessandro Barone, Team Lead People Operations North America and Asia-Pacific, and our LQBTQ+ community lead, as he explains what led him to Aiven, and why embracing differences and being true to yourself is everything. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jen Szabo</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Kate Macdonald</dc:creator>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>People</category>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Optimize your cloud data infrastructure spend with Aiven’s Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC)]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/optimize-your-cloud-data-infrastructure-spend-with-byoc</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/optimize-your-cloud-data-infrastructure-spend-with-byoc</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Achieve lower TCO and keep full control of your data with Aiven’s Bring Your Own Cloud deployment option]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Bob Krygowski</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Crab Week 2023, that's a wrap! ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/crab-week-2023-wrap-up</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/crab-week-2023-wrap-up</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In April we gathered our Cast under the Portuguese sun and travelled (sideways) around the world to unite our global team for Claws United. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jen Szabo</dc:creator>
            <category>People</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Improving security: Aiven and GitHub's secret scanning partnership]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-and-github-secret-scanning-partnership</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-and-github-secret-scanning-partnership</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 16:05:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven’s  partnership with GitHub's secret scanning program to protect your cloud data infrastructure]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cluster Interview: Serving relevant recommendations on the go with Aiven for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/customer-interview-4screen</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/customer-interview-4screen</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We want to highlight the startups participating in the Cluster Startup Program and building on top of Aiven services. Today, we’re excited to introduce 4.Screen. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Andra Nuta</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Time travel: two-dimensional time with bitemporal data]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/two-dimensional-time-with-bitemporal-data</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/two-dimensional-time-with-bitemporal-data</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The same data, multiple variables: learn to explore data in a new way]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Henrietta Dombrovskaya</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Things to Consider When Optimizing Cloud Infrastructure Costs]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/optimizing-cloud-infrastructure-costs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/optimizing-cloud-infrastructure-costs</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:13:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Cloud cost optimization is a topic that comes up frequently in client interactions. Read on to learn how to cut your infrastructure costs.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <category>Platform</category>
            <category>Data</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What's new at Aiven: Q1/2023]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what's-new-at-aiven-q12023</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what's-new-at-aiven-q12023</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our product and engineering teams at Aiven have been busy! Find out what was released in the first quarter of 2023.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mikko Röntynen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Expands Data Platform on AWS Marketplace]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Customers now have access to the complete  Aiven portfolio via self-service from AWS Marketplace.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ari-Pekka Repo</dc:creator>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Terraform Provider v4: What's new]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-terraform-provider-v4</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aiven Terraform Provider 4.x is an important step on our move to the new Terraform Plugin Framework, providing better type checking. Read on for details.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Murad Biashimov</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Aleksander Zaruczewski</dc:creator>
            <category>Terraform</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Celebrating the Women of Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/celebrating-the-women-of-aiven</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We celebrated Women's History Month in March, hearing valuable insights from our Cast on empowerment & allyship. Read on!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jen Szabo</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Ola Niechcial</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>People</category>
            <category>Culture</category>
            <category>Life at Aiven</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[End to end managed development pipelines with Aiven and Qovery]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/end-to-end-managed-development-pipelines-with-aiven-and-qovery</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Deploy your environments in a repeatable, secure way with Aiven and Qovery!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Romaric Philogene</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Sébastien Blanc </dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Does Apache Kafka® really preserve message ordering?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-real-ordering</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:25:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We’re told that Apache Kafka® preserves message ordering per topic/partition, but how true is that, and how close can we come to making it true?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Empowering Platform teams with Portals]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/empowering-platform-teams-with-portals</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Making development teams productive, faster, using platform services and self-service portals like Backstage.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonah Kowall</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven's journey to enable a better Apache Flink® experience]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-flink-journey</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SQL, integrations, autocompletion, data preview and more - Aiven’s bringing good things to your Apache Flink® workflow]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Features</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Learn from the experts: BigData Boutique and Aiven talk about OpenSearch®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/opensearch-fireside-chat</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:41:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[They had me at the panel title: “Lessons learned from maintaining 10K+ OpenSearch® clusters in production”]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tibs (Tony Ibbs)</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Flink® is now generally available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-apache-flink-generally-available</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With Aiven’s fully managed Apache Flink® service, you can leverage the power and flexibility of real time data processing. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What's new at Aiven: Q4/2022]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what's-new-at-aiven-q4-2022</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what's-new-at-aiven-q4-2022</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Things are happening at Aiven! Find out what we released in the last quarter of 2022. Warning: there’s a lot of it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing organizations and units in Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-organizations-and-units-in-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-organizations-and-units-in-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:33:26 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Things are about to change in the Aiven Console: we're moving from "accounts" to "organizations". Find out more about what it means!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Rick Salevsky</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Multicloud drifting, with Dups and Supermetrics]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/multicloud-drifting-with-dups-and-supermetrics</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/multicloud-drifting-with-dups-and-supermetrics</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Meet Duleepa "Dups" Wijayawardhana, the CTO for Supermetrics, and find out how Aiven has helped Supermetrics guide their data across clouds.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Andrew Hindle</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven for PostgreSQL® 15]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-postgresql-15</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-postgresql-15</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:09:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven brings PostgreSQL® version 15 to your data infrastructure. Find out what the key improvements are and how you can get the new version.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Serhat Yanikoglu</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® major version in-place upgrade]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-major-version-in-place-upgrades-supported-on-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-major-version-in-place-upgrades-supported-on-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:09:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Major version updates for your PostgreSQL in seconds? Yes, Aiven can do it! Come and find out more.]]></description>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Life after the GOV.UK PaaS]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/life-after-the-gov-uk-paas</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/life-after-the-gov-uk-paas</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK Government’s G-Cloud-13 framework is live, with loads of new services available to UK organisations. Discover Aiven’s offering here!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why you should offload your PostgreSQL analytical workloads to ClickHouse]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/why-you-should-offload-your-pg-analytical-workloads-to-clickhouse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/why-you-should-offload-your-pg-analytical-workloads-to-clickhouse</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In this post, ClickHouse and PostgreSQL go head-to-head at analyzing YouTube videos. The results speak for themselves - find out what they say.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ryan O'Connor</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Klaw in 2022: simplifying Apache Kafka data governance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/klaw-in-2022-simplifying-apache-kafka-data-governance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/klaw-in-2022-simplifying-apache-kafka-data-governance</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:16:58 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Since its initial release in the fall of 2022, Klaw’s two minor releases have brought new features and simplified its workflows. Find out how much Klaw grew and improved in just two short months. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Muralidhar Basani</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The replatforming challenge]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-replatforming-challenge</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-replatforming-challenge</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:59:49 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The observability market is evolving towards open source, and for good reasons. Find out where Jonah Kowall thinks it's going.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonah Kowall</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® now recreates logical replication slots automatically]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-pg-recreates-logical-replication-slots</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-pg-recreates-logical-replication-slots</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:53:08 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[No more worries about losing your logical replication slots during maintenance or failover - Aiven now recreates them for you! Find out more here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Alexander Olekhnovich</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why you should think about moving analytics from batch to real-time]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/why-you-should-think-about-moving-analytics-from-batch-to-real-time</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/why-you-should-think-about-moving-analytics-from-batch-to-real-time</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:47:06 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn the disadvantages of batch analytics, the benefits of switching to real-time, and how to adopt a tech stack that supports real-time analytics.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ben Gamble</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Static IP addresses for your data infrastructure]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/static-ip-for-your-service</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/static-ip-for-your-service</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It's normally best to use dynamic IP addresses for services, but occasionally a static IP address makes sense. Read on to find out why.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Evaluating your event streaming needs, the software architect way]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/evaluating-your-event-streaming-needs-the-software-architect-way</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/evaluating-your-event-streaming-needs-the-software-architect-way</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Join David Esposito, Recovering Over-Engineer-er, in exploring  streaming solutions – and how The Way of the Software Architect is key to tackling them.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>David Esposito</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Andrew Hindle</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[A sense of DevRelCon]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/devrelcon-prague-2022-recap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/devrelcon-prague-2022-recap</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:01:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read on to find out about DevRelCon Prague and how Developer Relations done right can help your company, especially during the downturn.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Marion Nehring</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for ClickHouse® now generally available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-clickhouse-now-generally-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-clickhouse-now-generally-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With the general availability of Aiven for ClickHouse®, including a 99.99% availability SLA, you can now create a fully managed data warehouse to run your analytics pipelines and other analytics workloads.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mikko Röntynen</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[A SOFT methodology to define robust data platforms]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/a-soft-methodology-to-define-robust-data-platforms</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/a-soft-methodology-to-define-robust-data-platforms</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:52:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Making robust and future-proof decisions about your data setup can be complex. The SOFT methodology is here to guide you to the right choices for your needs.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Beyond event streaming: a complete open source ecosystem for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/beyond-event-streaming-with-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/beyond-event-streaming-with-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[When making Apache Kafka the backbone of your data infra, get an end-to-end solution. Find out more about Aiven’s open source ecosystem around Apache Kafka®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Better events through data with Lyyti]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/better-events-through-data-with-lyyti</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/better-events-through-data-with-lyyti</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how our customer Lyyti is transforming the event management space with data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[8 tips to speed up Apache Kafka® Connect development ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/8-tips-to-speed-up-apache-kafka-connect-development</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/8-tips-to-speed-up-apache-kafka-connect-development</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® Connect configuration might seem like dark magic at times. Read on to learn a few tips and take your developer experience to the next level. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cooking with Apache Kafka® [Customer Story]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/cooking-with-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/cooking-with-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:40:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Huuva, one of Aiven’s Cluster startup companies, use Apache Kafka® in the kitchen. Join us for a tour of their innovative concept, and the boost that Cluster gives them.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Solving 5 challenges tech leaders face in fast-growing companies]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/solving-5-challenges-tech-leaders-face-in-fast-growing-companies</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/solving-5-challenges-tech-leaders-face-in-fast-growing-companies</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:21:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is your company experiencing growing pains? It happens. Tech leaders in fast-scaling companies encounter some very specific challenges. Read more to find out.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mikko Röntynen</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How to constantly improve your service performance... by doing nothing]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/constantly-improving-your-service-performance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/constantly-improving-your-service-performance</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hardware evolves, better instance types become available - find out how Aiven helps your services keep up with the times while you kick back and relax.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Rick Salevsky</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven's Open Source Program Office]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aivens-open-source-program-office</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aivens-open-source-program-office</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:29:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out about what we do at Aiven’s OSPO, the projects we own and the projects we contribute to on a daily basis.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ahmed Sobeh</dc:creator>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Open Source Program Office</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Discussing data storage techniques - the milky way]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/milk-and-data</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/milk-and-data</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:05:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Streaming, batch, caching, archiving, encryption - data management can seem very complex. Read on for an ice-cream store metaphor that explains the options.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Data</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven services now available on Microsoft® Azure Marketplace]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-on-microsoft-azure-marketplace</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-on-microsoft-azure-marketplace</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We're proud to announce that you can now get Aiven services also directly from Azure Marketplace. Find out what it means—for you.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ari-Pekka Repo</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[All in for Apache Kafka® and OSS collaboration]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/all-in-for-apache-kafka-and-oss-collaboration</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/all-in-for-apache-kafka-and-oss-collaboration</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:17:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven contributes back to the Apache Kafka® community with a dedicated full-time team. Find out more about our work!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Your cloud platform isn't future-proof without an API]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/your-cloud-platform-isnt-future-proof-without-an-api</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/your-cloud-platform-isnt-future-proof-without-an-api</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An API is an important feature to look for when it comes to making cloud purchasing decisions. Here's why.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Lorna Mitchell</dc:creator>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking Aiven for Apache Kafka® throughput [2022 UPDATE]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/benchmarking-kafka-write-throughput-performance-2022-update</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/benchmarking-kafka-write-throughput-performance-2022-update</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We regularly measure the throughput performance of Aiven for Apache Kafka® - check out our latest test results in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mikhail Kokho</dc:creator>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Solving problems with event streaming]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/solving-problems-with-event-streaming</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/solving-problems-with-event-streaming</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:24:57 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out about the challenges some of the amazing innovators in our data community are facing, and how event streaming has helped them meet those challenges (with a little bit of help from their friends).]]></description>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Using PostgreSQL® JSON functions to navigate reviews of restaurants in India]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pg-json-indian-restaurants</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/pg-json-indian-restaurants</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:15:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Parsing semi-structured dataset in a relational database seems scary. Read on for how PostgreSQL® JSON functions allow your SQL queries to work with json and jsonb data.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to event-based programming]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-event-based-programming</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-event-based-programming</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:12:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In this article, guest blogger Gigi Sayfan explores event-driven programming: its benefits and shortcomings, how it works, and what useful patterns it brings to the table. We’ll also dive into some fun examples.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Gigi Sayfan</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Security updates: OpenSSL X.509 email address buffer overflow]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/security-update-on-openssl-x509-email-address-buffer-overflow</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/security-update-on-openssl-x509-email-address-buffer-overflow</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[CVE-2022-3786 and CVE-2022-3602 currently have no impact on Aiven services or the Aiven platform.]]></description>
            <category>Security</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 reasons to automate your data infrastructure ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-reasons-to-automate-your-data-infrastructure</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-reasons-to-automate-your-data-infrastructure</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:23:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Are you focusing solely on application infrastructure? Learn 5 reasons why data infrastructure automation is key, and how to do it right.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Terraform</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PG Conf EU 2022 in a nutshell]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pg-conf-eu-2022-in-a-nutshell</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/pg-conf-eu-2022-in-a-nutshell</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PG Conf EU 2022 was a blast! Our team wrote this recap highlighting our favorite sessions and trends in the PostgreSQL® community we observed. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Ronan Dunklau</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Product updates in Q3/2022]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/product-updates-in-q3-2022</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/product-updates-in-q3-2022</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The team at Aiven has been busy last quarter with new releases across several of our services. Starting from the announcement of our ClickHouse Beta being available, we have lots of good stuff here. Read on for details about what’s been going on last quarter!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Soumya Bijjal</dc:creator>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Streaming data analytics in the real world]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/streaming-data-analytics-in-the-real-world</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/streaming-data-analytics-in-the-real-world</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:41:47 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Already using Apache Kafka®? Here’s why you should be analyzing your streaming data, not just moving it around.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ryan O'Connor</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Andrew Hindle</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Build a real-time analytics pipeline in less time than your morning bus ride]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/build-a-real-time-analytics-pipeline</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/build-a-real-time-analytics-pipeline</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:41:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn more about event streaming architecture with Apache Kafka® and Apache Flink®, landing data into real-time analytics data warehouse ClickHouse®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dave Beech</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Strengthen your monitoring game with Grafana® 9]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/strengthen-your-monitoring-game-with-grafana-9</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/strengthen-your-monitoring-game-with-grafana-9</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven now offers Grafana® 9 as a managed service. Let’s take a look at how we’re bringing it to you and what the key improvements are.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hoang Minh Vo</dc:creator>
            <category>Grafana®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is 'Current' with data streaming?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/current-2022-recap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/current-2022-recap</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Current 2022 was this year's successor to the Kafka Summit series of conferences. Read on to find out what our Aiven colleagues thought of this new event (hint: it was very good!).]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Markos Sfikas</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Olena Kutsenko</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Ben Gamble</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Events</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA["I see you" - Watch your Aiven metrics with CloudWatch]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/watch-your-aiven-metrics-with-cloudwatch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/watch-your-aiven-metrics-with-cloudwatch</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Send your Aiven service metrics and logs to AWS CloudWatch with the Aiven Amazon CloudWatch integration. Find out how.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Laysa Uchoa</dc:creator>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven introduces OpenSearch® 2!]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-introduces-opensearch-2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-introduces-opensearch-2</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven now offers OpenSearch® 2 as a managed service. Let’s take a look at how we’re bringing it to you and what the key improvements are.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hoang Minh Vo</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Managed cloud data works for retail]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/managed-cloud-data-works-for-retail</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/managed-cloud-data-works-for-retail</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Retailers are moving to the cloud in droves. Find out how they’re benefiting, and why you should brave the digital transformation too.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Featured post</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Klaw for Apache Kafka® governance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-klaw-for-apache-kafka-governance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-klaw-for-apache-kafka-governance</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Klaw, an open source data governance toolkit, helps enterprises exercise Apache Kafka® topic and schema governance. Find out what you can accomplish with it!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Muralidhar Basani</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven welcomes Kafkawize, now Klaw]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-welcomes-kafkawize-now-klaw</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-welcomes-kafkawize-now-klaw</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven enters the next phase of its open source commitment with Apache Kafka® data governance. Read what Oskari Saarenmaa has to say about Kafkawize.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Klaw</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[All about Aiven's first open source data technology event: Uptime 2022]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/all-about-aivens-first-open-source-data-technology-event-uptime-2022</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/all-about-aivens-first-open-source-data-technology-event-uptime-2022</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In September we headed to Amsterdam to host our first - but not our last! - Uptime conference.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Floor Drees</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is Grafana®?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-grafana</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-grafana</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[By combining and correlating data from any source in one dashboard, Grafana® ensures your team is always on the same page.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Floor Drees</dc:creator>
            <category>Grafana®</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How to automagically open pull requests with GitHub Actions]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-to-automagically-open-pull-requests-with-github-actions</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/how-to-automagically-open-pull-requests-with-github-actions</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Action time: Automate your pull request with GitHub Actions]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Laysa Uchoa</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[In the company of fabulous Crabs]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/in-the-company-of-fabulous-crabs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/in-the-company-of-fabulous-crabs</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's headcount climbed past 500 this September. We asked our Cast of Crabs about their favorite memories and greatest lessons - read what they said!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Use cases for ClickHouse®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/use-cases-for-clickhouse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/use-cases-for-clickhouse</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for ClickHouse® is a fully-managed cloud data warehouse designed for exceptionally fast online analytical processing … what does that mean?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Andrew Hindle</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven enters cloud data warehousing marketing with open source ClickHouse® Beta]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-clickhouse-beta-now-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-clickhouse-beta-now-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We’re excited to announce that Aiven for ClickHouse® is now available for anyone to try. Find out how to get your data on it!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is ClickHouse®?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-clickhouse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-clickhouse</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Big data can help you reach complex business decisions. Find out how ClickHouse is designed to get to the bottom of big data processes.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Olena Kutsenko</dc:creator>
            <category>ClickHouse®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Solve a DVD rental mystery with pgweb]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pgweb-dvd-mystery</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/pgweb-dvd-mystery</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Working with command line tools and SQL can be intimidating. Read on to learn how to use the pgweb GUI to provide useful views of PostgreSQL® data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[An introduction to Redis®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-redis</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-redis</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Take a look at all the ins and outs of Redis, and where it sits on the data continuum.]]></description>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Redis® 7 is here]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/redis-7-is-here</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/redis-7-is-here</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The best Redis® ever - version 7.0 - is now available on the Aiven platform.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hoang Minh Vo</dc:creator>
            <category>Redis®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Provider for Terraform hits 1M downloads]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-provider-for-Terraform-hits-1M-downloads</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-provider-for-Terraform-hits-1M-downloads</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven has made life easier for Terraform users since 2017. Join us on a brief stroll down memory lane and learn how and why we got here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Terraform</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Security Agent for PostgreSQL®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-security-agent-for-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-security-agent-for-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL extensions provide great functionality for users, but they are difficult to provide securely. Aiven has an open source solution to this problem!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>James Arlen</dc:creator>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven finishes the transition away from Elasticsearch: technical details]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/finish-move-away-from-elasticsearch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/finish-move-away-from-elasticsearch</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[On 2022-08-23, Aiven will complete its migration away from Elasticsearch. Read on to find out how this affects the backwards compatibility we were providing.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hoang Minh Vo</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Use Aiven's metadata parser to understand how your data flows]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/metadata-parser</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/metadata-parser</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As the number of data assets and related technologies grows, figuring out how they relate gets harder. Find out about a new tool that can give useful insights.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports Apache Kafka® 3.2]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-3.2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-3.2</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven now supports the newly released Apache Kafka version 3.2, which comes with a number of enhancements. Read on to find out what it means for you.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Filip Yonov</dc:creator>
            <category>Product updates</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven DevDay:  crowd source meets open source]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-dev-day-2022</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-dev-day-2022</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Lego "games" as an ice-breaker, followed by small team collaborative work. It was fun and productive - read on to find out more, with pictures!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Floor Drees</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why streaming data is essential to empower the ‘Modern Data Stack' ]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/our-data-stack</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/our-data-stack</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:23:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The case for streaming over batch data continues to get stronger. Read on to see how our experience confirms this.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Anton Heikinheimo</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® simply explained]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-simply-explained</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-simply-explained</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learning Apache Kafka doesn’t have to be difficult. Read on to get a friendly explanation of the Apache Kafka fundamentals.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Olena Kutsenko</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for OpenSearch was chosen for GOV.UK]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-was-chosen-for-gov-uk-customer-story</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-opensearch-was-chosen-for-gov-uk-customer-story</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for OpenSearch was chosen by the UK Government to run search for its expansive GOV.UK Platform as a Service.]]></description>
            <category>Customer story</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Leading over the rainbow]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/leading-over-the-rainbow</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/leading-over-the-rainbow</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As a part of Aiven's Pride partnership, we wanted to talk to our community members and allies. Read about what Pride week means to James Arlen, Aiven's CISO. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>James Arlen</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Are you doing SRE wrong? 4 questions to ask]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/are-you-doing-sre-wrong-4-questions-to-ask</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/are-you-doing-sre-wrong-4-questions-to-ask</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SRE requires teamwork and planning. Be like Aiven, get it right.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Drive Apache Kafka® like a boss with Aiven and Conduktor]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/drive-apache-kafka-like-a-boss-with-aiven-and-conduktor</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven gives a secure, fully managed platform for your Apache Kafka®. Want to be 10x more productive into the bargain? Check out Conduktor.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Andrew Staller</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Highlights from Berlin Buzzwords 2022]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/highlights-from-berlin-buzzwords-2022</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our team was thrilled to be back in person at Berlin Buzzwords 2022. Read on for a recap of our favourites on storing, processing, streaming and searching data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Dynamic Disk Sizing]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-dynamic-disk-sizing</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Book additional storage by yourself in all Aiven services. No need to switch plans!]]></description>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Contributing to Aiven's developer documentation]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/contribute-to-aiven-docs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/contribute-to-aiven-docs</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven creates its developer documentation as an open source project, so you too can help! Read on to find out how we use docs-as-code to make this happen.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Floor Drees</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is PostgreSQL®?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-postgresql</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Join us for a browse about the ins and outs of PostgreSQL® on this page of information and resources.]]></description>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is Apache Kafka®?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-apache-kafka</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Have you ever been confused by all this talk about kafkas and streaming? Get the basics in this post full of information and resources.]]></description>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What’s coming for Uptime 2022?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/whats-coming-for-uptime-2022</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/whats-coming-for-uptime-2022</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Check out this post for the program highlights for Uptime 2022 - the conference on open source data technology in the cloud, organized by Aiven.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Floor Drees</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Celebrating our colorful cast]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/celebrating-our-colorful-cast</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is going full Pride this year! Read about our initiatives and find out how we're creating a safe, inclusive place for our whole cast.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Sanna Putila</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Uliana Belonogova</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is Aiven?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is the company that offers the best data infrastructure platform to the world. Read on to find out more about who we are and what we do.]]></description>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Use your own connector with Twitter and Aiven for Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/connecting-twitter-to-aiven-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/connecting-twitter-to-aiven-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What if Aiven doesn't provide the Apache Kafka® connector you want? Read on to learn how to use an external connector, to gather Twitter messages into Kafka.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[4 key risks in moving to the cloud (and how to mitigate, manage and master them)]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/4-key-risks-in-digital-data-transformation</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/4-key-risks-in-digital-data-transformation</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Moving the data infrastructure of your service or app from an on-prem model into a managed cloud service comes with risks. These ones you can't ignore.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 good questions to ask before migrating your database (and answers too)]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-good-questions-to-ask-before-moving-your-database</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-good-questions-to-ask-before-moving-your-database</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Wherever your database migration from on-prem to a managed cloud service starts, the big questions are pretty similar. Start figuring it out right here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Looking back at Kafka Summit 2022 London]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-summit-2022-recap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-summit-2022-recap</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read on to find out about the best bits of this year's London Kafka Summit, back as an in-person event.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 hard truths about scaling data intensive applications]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-hard-truths-about-scaling-data-intensive-applications</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-hard-truths-about-scaling-data-intensive-applications</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Join David Esposito as he gives you the low-down on building data architectures that stand up even under the largest loads.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>David Esposito</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Open Source Program Office at Aiven: A year later]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/open-source-program-office-at-aiven-a-year-later</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/open-source-program-office-at-aiven-a-year-later</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's OSPO is now one year old. Find out what OS Engineering Manager Josep Prat and his team have learned about setting up and running the function.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The State of Open Source: A FOSS Backstage 2022 Event Report]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-state-of-open-source-a-foss-backstage-2022-event-report</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-state-of-open-source-a-foss-backstage-2022-event-report</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn about the current open source trends discussed at this year's FOSS Backstage. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Floor Drees</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Supercharge Your Development: Real-World PostgreSQL Use Cases on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/use-cases-for-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/use-cases-for-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® is great for a huge variety of use cases involving data. Find out how Aiven's customers are using it as part of their data architecture.]]></description>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[(Postgre)SQL concepts and terms]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-concepts-and-terms</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A glossary of terms related to PostgreSQL® and SQL in general.]]></description>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Karapace strengthens schema management]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/karapace-strengthens-schema-management</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/karapace-strengthens-schema-management</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Companies are increasingly turning to Karapace, started by Aiven, as an open source alternative for Confluent Schema Registry and REST API for Apache Kafka®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Soumya Bijjal</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Karapace</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Use cases for Apache Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/use-cases-for-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/use-cases-for-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka is a great platform that can meet a great variety of use cases. Find out how Aiven's customers are using it to drive results and solve complexity.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Crabby</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kubernetes vs. Terraform]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kubernetes-vs-terraform</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kubernetes-vs-terraform</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read a blow-by-blow analysis of two of the heavyweights in world of DevOps: when should you bet on Terraform, and what calls for Kubernetes?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Kubernetes®</category>
            <category>Terraform</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Security updates: Linux® kernel vulnerability]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/security-updates-linux-kernel-vulnerability</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/security-updates-linux-kernel-vulnerability</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A vulnerability called "Dirty Pipe" (CVE-2022-0847) allows users to increase their access via the page cache. Aiven's CISO writes about our mitigating actions.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>James Arlen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Security</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is Karapace?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-karapace</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-karapace</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® and Karapace together can bring your application to a whole new level. Find out more about the magic that is the schema registry!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Lorna Mitchell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Looking ahead to the new JSON SQL functions in Apache Flink® 1.15.0]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/preview-JSON-SQL-functions-apache-flink-1.15.0</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/preview-JSON-SQL-functions-apache-flink-1.15.0</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Flink® 1.15.0 will introduce new JSON SQL functions, allowing even more powerful data processing. Read on to find out what is in store.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Sergey Nuyanzin</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>IoT</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Real-time stock data with Apache Flink® and Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/real-time-stock-data-with-apache-flink-and-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/real-time-stock-data-with-apache-flink-and-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With Apache Kafka® and Apache Flink®, you can now have coding-free support for real-time data processing and streaming analytics!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Felix Wu</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Migrate your Elasticsearch client to OpenSearch®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/migrate-elasticsearch-client-to-opensearch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/migrate-elasticsearch-client-to-opensearch</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Leaving ES to stay open source? Data migration all planned? Now learn how to migrate your Elasticsearch client to OpenSearch® in Python, Java and Node.js.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Laysa Uchoa</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The case for managed databases]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-case-for-managed-databases</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-case-for-managed-databases</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Should you get your database managed? Discover the real costs and benefits of self-hosted vs. managed databases.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Dewan Ahmed</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Create trust and value with Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/create-trust-and-value-with-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/create-trust-and-value-with-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Jason Hepp tells you about how Aiven provides intrinsic trust and value in your organization. Find out what hugging your feet has to do with it!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jason Hepp</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is MySQL? Get the basics here]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-mysql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/what-is-mysql</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[MySQL is a traditional open source relational database that goes well with many well-established applications. Find out more about its features and use cases.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <category>Open source</category>
            <category>Data</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing the Uptime Developer Conference by Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-the-uptime-developer-conference-by-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-the-uptime-developer-conference-by-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Uptime Conference in Amsterdam, September 14-15, 2022. Come and meet the open source data community in-person and talk about all things data in the cloud! ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Just plug it in - Aiven & Temporal]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/just-plug-it-in-aiven-and-temporal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/just-plug-it-in-aiven-and-temporal</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Temporal offers a microservice orchestration platform, and Aiven offers data infrastructure. Read why these two are practically made for each other!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jason Hepp</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Andrew Staller</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to OpenSearch®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-opensearch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-opensearch</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenSearch is a community-driven and truly open source search and analytics suite. Read on for a high-level look at its capabilities.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Quickly developing REST APIs with PostgREST]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/quickly-developing-rest-apis-with-postgrest</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/quickly-developing-rest-apis-with-postgrest</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Setting up an HTTP interface to a database can be a lot of work. Find out how PostgREST makes it quick and simple to provide RESTful access to PostgreSQL®.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonatas "jojo" Baldin</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Future PostgreSQL: Improvement to the Replication Protocol]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/future-postgresql-improvement-to-the-replication-protocol</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/future-postgresql-improvement-to-the-replication-protocol</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Check out the latest improvement to PostgreSQL replication to which our OSPO team contributed to help solve reliability problems. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ronan Dunklau</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Winning with Developer Experience]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/winning-with-developer-experience</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/winning-with-developer-experience</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Set up a Developer Experience team to take care of your developers - and your bottom line. Find out how DEX gives a competitive edge in software development.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Security updates: Grafana and Log4j]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/security-updates-grafana-and-log4j</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/security-updates-grafana-and-log4j</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[0day? How about 0december! Aiven's CISO recaps the recent vulnerabilities and what Aiven did about them.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>James Arlen</dc:creator>
            <category>Grafana®</category>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Apache Cassandra® 4.0]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-apache-cassandra-4-0</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-apache-cassandra-4-0</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven now supports Apache Cassandra® 4.0. This is the first major version upgrade since Apache Cassandra® 3.0 was released in 2015.]]></description>
            <category>Apache Cassandra®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Explore the new SEARCH and CYCLE features in PostgreSQL® 14]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/explore-the-new-search-and-cycle-features-in-postgresql-14</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/explore-the-new-search-and-cycle-features-in-postgresql-14</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Using recursive queries? Check out the new SEARCH and CYCLE features available in PostgreSQL 14 in this update to an earlier blog post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Preparing Apache Kafka® for Scala 3]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/preparing-apache-kafka-for-scala-3</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/preparing-apache-kafka-for-scala-3</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's OSPO is dealing with migration of Apache Kafka to Scala 3. Find out how they managed!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Flink® beta now available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-apache-flink-beta-now-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-apache-flink-beta-now-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We’re excited to announce that a beta version of our Aiven for Apache Flink service is now publicly available for anyone to try. Find out more!]]></description>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Easy real time streaming insights]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/easy-real-time-streaming-insights</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/easy-real-time-streaming-insights</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Your streaming data is a valuable asset. Find out why you should be hoarding and analyzing it, and how to start building that pipeline.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>David Esposito</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cluster for profit]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/cluster-for-profit</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/cluster-for-profit</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how and, above all, WHY, join us in Cluster, Aiven's program for startups who need their data infrastructure set up right.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports Apache Kafka® 3.0]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-3-0</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-3-0</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® version 3.0 was announced on September 21, 2021, and Aiven already supports it. Find out about the enhancements across the board.]]></description>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why you(r boss) should choose Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/why-your-boss-should-choose-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/why-your-boss-should-choose-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Panu Kalliokoski is here to tell you AND your boss why Aiven is the way to go. Feel free to send the link along to the higher-ups in your company!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Panu Kalliokoski</dc:creator>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[CloudOps: the everyday heroes]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/cloudops-the-everyday-heroes</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/cloudops-the-everyday-heroes</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Programmers spending their time on tool issues is an old problem. The new solution in town is a separate team that takes care of it for them.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[An invitation to cluster]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/an-invitation-to-cluster</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/an-invitation-to-cluster</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven invites startups to our new startup program. Find out why Aiven is helping fresh early-stage startups with discounts and other opportunities.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven for PostgreSQL® 14.0]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-postgresql-14-0</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-postgresql-14-0</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We have upgraded to the latest PostgreSQL version. And it's great! Read on to find out what changes for you and what you need to do. ]]></description>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing support for AWS PrivateLink]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-support-for-aws-privatelink</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-support-for-aws-privatelink</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven services now support AWS PrivateLink for secure network connectivity. Find out what it means for you.]]></description>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why DBAs embrace managed services]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/dbas-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-managed-services</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/dbas-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-managed-services</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some DBAs object to moving from on-prem (or self-hosted) to managed services. We hear you, but read this post to find out our side of the issue.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Optimizing data streaming pipelines: a panel recap]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/optimizing-data-streaming-pipelines</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/optimizing-data-streaming-pipelines</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Flink and Apache Kafka go together like foo and bar. Read or listen to panelists Olena Babenko, Francesco Tisiot, and Gyula Fora explain their take.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Ana Vasiliuk</dc:creator>
            <category>Events</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Raising a unicorn worth $2 billion - another letter from our CEO]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/raising-a-unicorn</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/raising-a-unicorn</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven extended its Series C to $160 million, reaching unicorn status. Find out what it means for Aiven and for the future of open source data technologies.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[IDC White paper: Aiven's cloud data services bring 340% three year ROI]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-cloud-data-services-bring-340-three-year-roi</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-cloud-data-services-bring-340-three-year-roi</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[IDC wrote a white paper on just how much value Aiven services add for our customers. Read how we did! (Spoiler: we did really well.)]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Featured post</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How are your microservices talking?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-are-your-microservices-talking</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/how-are-your-microservices-talking</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out about the challenges of implementing a microservice architecture and see how pub-sub message transmission helps.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Manage Apache Kafka® Connect connectors with kcctl]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/manage-apache-kafka-connect-connectors-with-kcctl</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/manage-apache-kafka-connect-connectors-with-kcctl</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[kcctl lets you manage all your Apache Kafka Connect instances in one command line tool, whether on-prem, Aiven, or other clouds. Find out how to use it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Staying sane in open source]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/staying-sane-in-open-source</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/staying-sane-in-open-source</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Being part of a community is not always easy. Find out what Aiven is doing to support the individuals who contribute to and maintain open source projects.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Josep Prat</dc:creator>
            <category>Open source</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 reasons why you should be using MirrorMaker 2.0 for data replication]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-reasons-why-you-should-be-using-mirrormaker-2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-reasons-why-you-should-be-using-mirrormaker-2</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Replicating data in your Apache Kafka®? Good idea! Read the top 5 reasons why you should be doing it with MirrorMaker 2.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Announcing Aiven for OpenSearch®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-opensearch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/announcing-aiven-for-opensearch</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is happy to announce the newest arrival on the OpenSearch scene! Read more about Aiven for OpenSearch® and how to upgrade from Elasticsearch.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Soumya Bijjal</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® 13 performance on GCP, AWS and Azure [Benchmark]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgresql-13-performance-on-gcp-aws-and-azure-benchmark</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgresql-13-performance-on-gcp-aws-and-azure-benchmark</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our latest benchmark figures for Aiven for PostgreSQL on AWS, GCP and MS Azure. Find out how Aiven services perform across clouds.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Eero Tuomikoski</dc:creator>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven launches Kubernetes Operator support for PostgreSQL® and Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-launches-kubernetes-operator-support-for-postgresql-and-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-launches-kubernetes-operator-support-for-postgresql-and-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven now offers a Kubernetes Operator for some Aiven services. Find out how you can use it to manage your whole service stack.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonatas "jojo" Baldin</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Kubernetes®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cloud and open source technology help APAC businesses thrive]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-cloud-and-open-source-technology-help-apac-businesses-thrive</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/how-cloud-and-open-source-technology-help-apac-businesses-thrive</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rajesh Ajmera from Traveloka and Nitish Jha from Gojek talk about harnessing the power of cloud and open-source technologies to meet business goals in APAC.]]></description>
            <category>Events</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to event-driven architecture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-event-driven-architecture</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-event-driven-architecture</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Goodbye request-response, welcome producers and consumers! Read on to discover event-driven architecture, the best way to build microservice applications.]]></description>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Metrics and graphs with M3 and Grafana]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/metrics-and-graphs-with-m3-and-grafana</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/metrics-and-graphs-with-m3-and-grafana</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how to use M3 to monitor your systems, and Grafana to make the results easier to understand.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Lorna Mitchell</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>M3</category>
            <category>Grafana®</category>
            <category>Time series databases</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Get started with Apache Superset and PostgreSQL®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/get-started-with-apache-superset-and-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/get-started-with-apache-superset-and-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how to use Apache Superset to create data visualizations from a PostgreSQL table in an Aiven environment - and use it to drive your business decisions.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Navigating your Kubernetes logs with Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/navigating-your-kubernetes-logs-with-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/navigating-your-kubernetes-logs-with-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With a container orchestrator like Kubernetes, log files are never in short supply. Find out how to make the most of that flood of data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Aaron Kahn</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Kubernetes®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Redis® and the secret of fluctuating reads]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/redis-and-the-secret-of-fluctuating-reads</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/redis-and-the-secret-of-fluctuating-reads</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some days are easy. Some days, your throughput falls and you blame poor Redis®*. Find out how Aiven can solve the case.
]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jason Hepp</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Redis®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The pursuit of happiness with Python and PostgreSQL®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-pursuit-of-happiness-with-python-and-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-pursuit-of-happiness-with-python-and-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The world and the data in it are seldom perfect. Read to find out how to clean up the data in your PostgreSQL® database so that it's usable for analysis.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing Aiven for PostgreSQL® change data capture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-for-postgresql-change-data-capture</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-aiven-for-postgresql-change-data-capture</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[(Updated) How does PostgreSQL capture changes in data? Read this post for a look at the methods available. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® vs. MySQL®: A Practical Comparison]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-vs-mysql-the-aiven-championships</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-vs-mysql-the-aiven-championships</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven offers both PostgreSQL and MySQL as managed services. While similar, they meet different needs. Find out here how to choose between them.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>MySQL</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® and the great database debate]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-and-the-great-database-debate</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-and-the-great-database-debate</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is Apache Kafka® a database? Can I throw out my Postgres and use Kafka instead? Is Kafka the new Swiss Army Knife of data? Find out what the debate is about.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven databases and Terraform for fun and profit]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-databases-and-terraform-for-fun-and-profit</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-databases-and-terraform-for-fun-and-profit</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Terraforming is hard and long-term, but using Terraform is the exact opposite. Read to find out how to manage your Aiven databases with this cool tool!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jonatas "jojo" Baldin</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Terraform</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Streamline SQL Pipeline with Flink and Kafka]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/build-a-streaming-sql-pipeline-with-flink-and-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/build-a-streaming-sql-pipeline-with-flink-and-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® is the perfect base for a streaming application. Apache Flink® has the power of stateful data transformations. Together, they move data!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Analyzing Netflix shows with pgAdmin and PostgreSQL]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/analysing-netflix-shows-with-pgadmin-and-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/analysing-netflix-shows-with-pgadmin-and-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn to use pgAdmin with PostgreSQL by... watching movies? Find out more!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Francesco Tisiot</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 tips for choosing a DBaaS vendor]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-tips-for-choosing-a-dbaas-vendor</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-tips-for-choosing-a-dbaas-vendor</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In managed cloud infra, David Esposito has seen it all from both sides of the table. Now he offers his best 5 tips for selecting a service provider. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>David Esposito</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[An introduction to Apache Flink®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-apache-flink</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introduction-to-apache-flink</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Flink: OS framework and distributed processing engine for stateful computations over unbounded and bounded data streams. ...Want simpler words? Read here.]]></description>
            <category>Apache Flink®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Tips for designing payloads]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/tips-for-designing-payloads</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/tips-for-designing-payloads</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Developers are adding Apache Kafka® to their tech stacks to get event-driven. Read Lorna Mitchell's tips for designing the payloads.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Lorna Mitchell</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports Apache Kafka® 2.8]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-2-8</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-2-8</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven now supports Apache Kafka version 2.8, announced on April 19, 2021. Read on to find out what the new version means for you!]]></description>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Making the most of multicloud architecture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/getting-the-most-of-multi-cloud</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/getting-the-most-of-multi-cloud</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is your cloud strategy already based on using multiple cloud environments and regions? Read about the benefits and challenges of multicloud. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven joins the OpenSearch® community]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-joins-the-opensearch-community</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-joins-the-opensearch-community</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven will join the community forming around the new fork of OpenSearch and OpenSearch dashboards. Find out about the impact and implications here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[CTO predictions – The future of open source, cloud growth and more]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/cto-predictions-the-future-of-open-source-cloud-growth-and-more</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/cto-predictions-the-future-of-open-source-cloud-growth-and-more</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our entire industry has seen exciting momentum already in Q1 of this year. Curious to know what you should keep on your radar in the months ahead? ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Data security compliance in the cloud]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/data-security-compliance-in-the-cloud</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/data-security-compliance-in-the-cloud</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven’s long list of security standard compliances is an advantage to our customers. Find out how cloud service buyers and providers both benefit.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Security</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Building Aiven from zero to $800M - a letter from our CEO]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/building-aiven-from-zero-to-usd800m-a-letter-from-our-ceo</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/building-aiven-from-zero-to-usd800m-a-letter-from-our-ceo</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Since 2017, Aiven has grown from zero to a global company with 140 employees and a valuation of over $800M. Join me in reliving some of that story.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Data and disaster recovery]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/data-and-disaster-recovery</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/data-and-disaster-recovery</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We don’t like to think about disasters, but sometimes they just happen. Find out how you should prepare your data for the worst, even while hoping for the best.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>James Arlen</dc:creator>
            <dc:creator>Chris Gwilliams</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Security</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Public cloud v. private cloud - what’s the difference?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/public-v-private-clouds-whats-the-difference</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/public-v-private-clouds-whats-the-difference</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[When is your public cloud actually private? Sorry, that’s a trick question! Read on to understand the difference between public and private in cloud computing.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Discover exoplanets with PostgreSQL® sample data]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/discover-exoplanets-with-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/discover-exoplanets-with-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In this post, Lorna Mitchell populates an empty PostgreSQL database for testing with cool data about exoplanets. Read to learn how!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Lorna Mitchell</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® 13 is now available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgresql-13-is-now-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-for-postgresql-13-is-now-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL 13 makes life easier with improvements to indexing, sorting, and vacuuming. Read on to learn how it makes your datasets cleaner and queries faster.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Broker communication in Apache Kafka® 2.7 and beyond]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/broker-communication-in-kafka-2-7-and-beyond</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/broker-communication-in-kafka-2-7-and-beyond</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Kafka is moving away from ZooKeeper, slowly but surely. Find out how this impacts broker communication in the latest versions of Apache Kafka.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Keeping Elasticsearch open]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/keeping-elasticsearch-open</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/keeping-elasticsearch-open</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The community rallies to create, support and contribute to the new open source fork. Aiven is part of the movement to keep open source software truly open.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kafka v. RabbitMQ - a comparison]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-v-rabbitmq-a-comparison</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-v-rabbitmq-a-comparison</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka? Read our comparison of their key features and how they process queues differently, and decide which is better for you!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Lorna Mitchell</dc:creator>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Building a modern data architecture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/building-a-modern-data-architecture</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/building-a-modern-data-architecture</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Ancient corporate data architectures do not support modern business goals. Modernize your data environment now.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports Apache Kafka® 2.7]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-2-7</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-2-7</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka moves to version 2.7. Read to find out what the key improvements in the new version are and how you can get in on the action.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How Aiven monitors your system performance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-aiven-monitors-your-system-performance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/how-aiven-monitors-your-system-performance</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven commits to 99.99% uptime. Every now and then we are asked how we make sure that your system actually stays up accordingly. Find out how we keep an eye on service uptime and how we react to issues.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[12 reasons you(r boss) should choose a public cloud service]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/12-reasons-you-should-choose-a-public-cloud-service</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/12-reasons-you-should-choose-a-public-cloud-service</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[If your company is still “on-prem”, you might be missing out big time and paying too much for the privilege! Read why you should leap into the public cloud.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Better cost management with billing groups]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/better-cost-management-with-billing-groups</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/better-cost-management-with-billing-groups</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read how organizations can now set up centralized invoicing at Aiven, making cost monitoring easy and payments simple.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 benefits of an Apache Kafka®-centric microservice architecture]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-benefits-of-a-kafka-centric-microservice-architecture</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-benefits-of-a-kafka-centric-microservice-architecture</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Microservices are the most flexible way to provide an online service today. Find out why Apache Kafka is a good choice when microservices are on the line.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Why you should <3 open source databases]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/why-you-should-love-open-source-databases</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/why-you-should-love-open-source-databases</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read why Aiven’s top people think the open source road is the path to success, especially for the data your business depends on.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How to avoid high-load disasters in managed database services]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-1-ways-to-avoid-high-load-disaster</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-1-ways-to-avoid-high-load-disaster</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Black Friday is THE peak load time of the year, the great holiday of the retail world. Find out what to do if your services start to overload.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
            <category>Tech tips</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven services are now PCI-DSS compliant]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pci-dss-announcement</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/pci-dss-announcement</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PCI-DSS compliance opens the door to even the most regulated industries to provide services securely through Aiven. Find out what this means for your business.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven enhances happiness in the Himalayas]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/mybhutan-and-aiven-customer-story</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/mybhutan-and-aiven-customer-story</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In our first ever customer story, MyBhutan’s co-founder Matthew DeSantis shares with us how Aiven is contributing to the Kingdom of Bhutan’s development.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Auri Poso</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Customer story</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Ometria delivers customer insights faster with Aiven [Case Study]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/ometria-and-aiven-case-study</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/ometria-and-aiven-case-study</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out why Ometria chooses Aiven for PostgreSQL over Amazon’s RDS to power their retail marketing platform.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Helena Meißner</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Terraform provider joins the Terraform registry with v2]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-terraform-provider-v2-release</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-terraform-provider-v2-release</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We’re marking our Terraform two year anniversary with v2 of our provider and making it official with a registry listing. Read more about what all of this means.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Chris Gwilliams</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Terraform</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What is M3DB?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-m3</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-m3</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Take a closer look at Aiven for M3, and discover the easy way to get more from time series data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>M3</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
            <category>Time series databases</category>
            <category>Featured post</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Near Real-Time ELT with Apache Kafka® & Snowflake]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/near-real-time-elt-with-apache-kafka-and-snowflake</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/near-real-time-elt-with-apache-kafka-and-snowflake</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Near Real-Time ELT with Apache Kafka® & Snowflake]]></description>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports Apache Kafka® 2.6]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-2-6</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-apache-kafka-2-6</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apache Kafka 2.6 is now available as a managed service on Aiven. Read on to find out more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Spare partners with Aiven to build city transportation systems]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/spare-uses-aiven-to-build-city-transport-systems</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/spare-uses-aiven-to-build-city-transport-systems</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out why Spare, a global transportation systems provider, chose Aiven for PostgreSQL for their application database needs.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Halyk</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[3 considerations for building an enterprise IoT solution]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/3-considerations-for-building-an-enterprise-iot-solution</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/3-considerations-for-building-an-enterprise-iot-solution</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our partners at Sierra Wireless are the world's leading IoT solutions provider. Here are 3 considerations to cover in order to build a successful IoT solution.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Jan Kirchhoff</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>IoT</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The top requirements for building performant real-time applications]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-top-requirements-for-building-performant-real-time-applications</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-top-requirements-for-building-performant-real-time-applications</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Olivier de Garrigues from Lenses.io outlines what engineering teams should consider when building and launching real-time apps in our world of fast innovation.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Olivier de Garrigues</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[AWS Transit Gateway now available for Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aws-transit-gateway-now-available-for-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aws-transit-gateway-now-available-for-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven customers can now connect their VPCs to AWS Transit Gateway. Find out what kinds of problem it solves and how to set it up in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Halyk</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven now integrates with AWS CloudWatch and Google Cloud Logging]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-integrates-with-aws-cloudwatch-and-google-cloud-logging</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-integrates-with-aws-cloudwatch-and-google-cloud-logging</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Now you can send the logs of your Aiven services to Amazon AWS CloudWatch and Google Cloud Logging for storing, viewing, and archiving.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Halyk</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven launches Karapace for Apache Kafka® schema and cluster management]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-launches-karapace-for-kafka-schema-and-cluster-management</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-launches-karapace-for-kafka-schema-and-cluster-management</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Karapace is the only open-source, drop-in alternative to Schema Registry and Kafka® REST. Read to find out more about Aiven's open-source contribution.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven now offers Apache Kafka MirrorMaker® 2.0 as a service]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-supports-kafka-mirrormaker-2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-supports-kafka-mirrormaker-2</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We now do MirrorMaker! And it's great.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Managing projects just got easier in Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/managing-projects-just-got-easier-in-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/managing-projects-just-got-easier-in-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[You asked, we listened. You wanted better account management features for larger companies - today, they're available for use!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Halyk</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven joins forces with Slush to define the future of entrepreneurship]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-joins-forces-with-slush</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-joins-forces-with-slush</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Together with Slush, we set out to see what the future holds for the startup community.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Michael Halyk</dc:creator>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Caching with Aiven for Redis® and Express.js]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/caching-with-nodejs-express-and-redis</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/caching-with-nodejs-express-and-redis</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A quick mention of Redis and its use cases, with a tutorial to using Redis to cache data when using Node.js]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Chris Gwilliams</dc:creator>
            <category>Redis®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Apache Kafka® 2.5 now available on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-2-5-available-on-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/apache-kafka-2-5-available-on-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest edition of Apache Kafka, 2.5, is now available on Aiven as a managed service. Find out what they are and how to get it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[View Apache Kafka® messages live in the Aiven Console]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-messages-ui-announcement</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-messages-ui-announcement</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Viewing Apache Kafka® messages live from the Aiven Console provides a host of benefits. Find out what they are and how to set it up in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® 12 performance on GCP and AWS [Benchmark]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-12-gcp-aws-performance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-12-gcp-aws-performance</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We look at Aiven for PostgreSQL version 12 plan performance between Amazon Web Service and Google Cloud Platform in terms of transactions per second and cost.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven adds SOC2 Type II to list of standards]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-earns-soc2-type2-attestation</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-earns-soc2-type2-attestation</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SOC2 Type I is an entry point, SOC2 Type II ensures that you're continuing to do what is needed. Find out what this means for Aiven customers.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven expands Elasticsearch plan sizes and lowers costs]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/larger-aiven-for-elasticsearch-plans-available-at-lower-cost</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/larger-aiven-for-elasticsearch-plans-available-at-lower-cost</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[You can now run larger Elasticsearch workloads out of the box at lower cost. Read this post to find out more about our new plan sizes and pricing.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven is now available in AWS Marketplace]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-available-on-aws-marketplace</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-available-on-aws-marketplace</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[To simplify our customers' procurement and accounting processes, we decided to offer Aiven services in AWS Marketplace. Find out which service we started with and how to get started in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Adeo takes development speed to new level with Aiven [Case Study]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/adeo-and-aiven-case-study</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/adeo-and-aiven-case-study</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how and why the third largest global player in the home improvement market use Aiven.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[How to build a data pipeline with StreamSets and Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/how-to-build-a-pipeline-with-streamsets-and-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/how-to-build-a-pipeline-with-streamsets-and-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It used to take months to design and build a data pipeline. Now you can do it in minutes with open source tools and Aiven managed services.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>Apache Cassandra®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports managed PostgreSQL® 12]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-releases-postgesql-12</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-releases-postgesql-12</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL 12 is now available on Aiven. Find out how it'll greatly improve space usage and partitioning, and how you can access it today!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven adds SOC 2 to list of security standards]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-adds-soc2-to-list-of-security-standards</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-adds-soc2-to-list-of-security-standards</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[By achieving SOC 2 status, Aiven further demonstrates dedication to data assurance. Learn more about why this important in our latest post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven supports SAML login]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-saml-authentication</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-supports-saml-authentication</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Customers can now include their Aiven projects in their SAML authentication workflows; find out how to implement it in the Aiven platform.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven now provides Kafka Connect as separate service]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-connect-as-a-service</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-connect-as-a-service</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With Kafka Connect as a Service, you can remove resource competition from your primary clusters, find out how.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Migrate your Apache Cassandra® data into Aiven with sstableloader]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-supports-sstableloader</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-supports-sstableloader</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how to simply and quickly migrate your external Apache Cassandra® data into Aiven using sstableloader.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Cassandra®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[An introduction to Apache Cassandra®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-apache-cassandra</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/an-introduction-to-apache-cassandra</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What exactly is a wide column data store? We take a close look at Cassandra, and cover the ins and outs of this open source database.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Cassandra®</category>
            <category>Technology basics</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The data continuum, examined]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-data-continuum-examined</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-data-continuum-examined</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[To know which data store is best for your data, it's helpful to understand where your data lies on the continuum of structured to unstructured data.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Kafka now supports SASL authentication]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-now-supports-SASL-authentication</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-now-supports-SASL-authentication</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven Kafka users can now enable SASL authentication between their applications and Aiven Kafka; find out more about it in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[External Elasticsearch logging output now supported by Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/external-elasticsearch-logging-output-now-supported-by-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/external-elasticsearch-logging-output-now-supported-by-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven customers now send their service logs to external Elasticsearch services; find out more about it in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Using traditional Unix tools with the Aiven CLI]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/command-line-magic-with-the-aiven-cli</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/command-line-magic-with-the-aiven-cli</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Got bash, grep, cat and wc and want the the simplest commands to select, run and administer your Aiven services? Learn how.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Introducing MyHoard, your solution to MySQL backups and restoration]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-myhoard-your-single-solution-to-mysql-backups-and-restoration</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-myhoard-your-single-solution-to-mysql-backups-and-restoration</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Getting the details just right to fully automate MySQL backups isn't simple. Find out how we accomplished it with our Open Source tool, MyHoard.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Rauli Ikonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[5 best practices for cloud database management]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/5-best-practices-for-cloud-database-management</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/5-best-practices-for-cloud-database-management</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Check out this blog post from our guest writer, Gilad David Maayan, covering 5 best practices for cloud database management.]]></description>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven is HIPAA compliant]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-is-hipaa-compliant</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-is-hipaa-compliant</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is HIPAA, a US health care standard, compliant. Find out more about what it means in our latest post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Prem Nallasivampillai</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven preparing for SOC 2 compliance]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-preparing-for-soc-2-compliance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-preparing-for-soc-2-compliance</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven Blog: In 2019, Aiven's road to being SOC 2 compliant | Learn more about the standard and find out what else we're compliant with. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Prem Nallasivampillai</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Compliance</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Data streaming made easy with Apache Kafka®]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/data-streaming-made-simple-with-apache-kafka</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/data-streaming-made-simple-with-apache-kafka</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Data streaming made easy with Apache Kafka®]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Syslog output supported on the Aiven platform]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/syslog-output-supported-on-the-aiven-platform</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/syslog-output-supported-on-the-aiven-platform</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven customers now have a third way to get their service logs; find out more about it in this post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[A data architecture for over 1 million OVO smart meters [Case Study]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-and-over-1-million-ovo-smart-meters</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-and-over-1-million-ovo-smart-meters</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Over 1 million smart meters require a robust and reliable data architecture; find out why OVO chose to build it on Aiven.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>IoT</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven open sources Google Cloud Storage Kafka connector]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-open-sources-google-cloud-storage-kafka-connector</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-open-sources-google-cloud-storage-kafka-connector</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's latest open source connector allows you stream Kafka data to GCS, read this post to learn more about it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kafka 2.2 now available on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-2-2-now-available-on-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-2-2-now-available-on-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Kafka's latest version is now available on Aiven; find out a little more about it in our latest post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Paf chooses Aiven Kafka to reduce complexity [Case Study]]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/paf-chooses-aiven-kafka-to-reduce-complexity</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/paf-chooses-aiven-kafka-to-reduce-complexity</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out why Paf trusts Aiven Kafka to help make sure that their data architecture is open and easily interfaceable.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>IoT</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven now supports Google OAuth SSO]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-supports-google-oauth-sso</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-now-supports-google-oauth-sso</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We're excited to announce that Aiven now supports Google Oauth SSO. Check out this post to get more information on why this is important.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Coming soon: MySQL on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/coming-soon-mysql-on-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/coming-soon-mysql-on-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven Blog: Read about the 2019 launch of Aiven for MySQL, a popular database engine for better handling of back-ups in cloud environments. ]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>MySQL</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven statement on license changes for the Confluent Platform]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-statement-on-kafka-license</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-statement-on-kafka-license</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is committed to an open source platform, users not affected by recent license changes by other vendors.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Prometheus can now be integrated with Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/prometheus-can-now-be-integrated-with-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/prometheus-can-now-be-integrated-with-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Prometheus is a popular open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit that can now be integrated with Aiven. Learn the ins and outs here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The future of data pipelines]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/the-future-of-data-pipelines</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/the-future-of-data-pipelines</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The one theme that underlies all future data pipelines will be handling massive scale. Read this post to find the specifics.]]></description>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Cassandra® is now generally available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-cassandra-is-now-generally-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-cassandra-is-now-generally-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Cassandra® is now generally available. Read this to see how it sets the foundation for building your data architecture with Aiven.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Cassandra®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® 11 now generally available on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-11-now-generally-available-on-aiven</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-11-now-generally-available-on-aiven</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL 11 is now available on the Aiven platform. Read our latest post to find out what changes have been made to PG 11.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[7 challenges that data pipelines must solve]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/7-challenges-that-data-pipelines-must-solve</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/7-challenges-that-data-pipelines-must-solve</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The current data landscape presents many challenges for data pipelines to overcome. Read this post to find out what they are.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>John Hammink</dc:creator>
            <category>Open Mic</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Reduce your Aiven infrastructure complexity with Terraform]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/reduce-your-aiven-infrastructure-complexity-with-terraform</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/reduce-your-aiven-infrastructure-complexity-with-terraform</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Aiven platform now supports Terraform, a fourth way to manage your Aiven infrastructure. Read this post to find out more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[ Aiven PostgreSQL® now supports logical replication]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/logical-replication-using-publish-subscribe-now-supported-by-aiven-postgresql</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/logical-replication-using-publish-subscribe-now-supported-by-aiven-postgresql</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With the help of our open source extension, Aiven users can perform logical replication without superuser roles. Read this post to learn more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[GCP Los Angeles now available on Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/gcp-los-angeles-now-available</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/gcp-los-angeles-now-available</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[GCP Los Angeles marks the 17th GCP region made available on Aiven. Find out why GCP Los Angeles and what it means for Aiven users here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Want greater command over your service logs?]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/want-greater-command-over-your-service-logs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/want-greater-command-over-your-service-logs</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We've added a few updates to our console UI and service integrations that'll give you exceptional insight into your logs. Read to find out more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Google cloud is now over Finland]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/google-cloud-now-over-finland</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/google-cloud-now-over-finland</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[GCP is now in the Nordics with its first cloud region in Finland; find out why it's a big deal for Aiven and non-Aiven users.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven earns ISO 27001 certification]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-earns-iso-27001-certification</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is now among the very few DBaaS providers to hold the ISO 27001 certification. Find out the what, how, and why.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <category>Security</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zalando joins Aiven at latest Kafka meetup]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/zalando-joins-aiven-at-latest-kafka-meetup</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven's fourth Kafka meetup was co-hosted at Zalando's Helsinki office. Find out what we discussed and get the slide decks in this latest article.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Datadog meets Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/datadog-meets-aiven</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven can now be integrated with the monitoring and analytics platform, Datadog. Read more to find out which Aiven services can be integrated.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Integrations</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven talks in PostgresConf US 2018]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-talks-in-postgresconf-us-2018</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We visited New York and New Jersey this week to meet partners and speak in PostgresConf US in Jersey City.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Remote read replicas - the what, why, and how]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-remote-read-replica</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL remote read replicas enable users to increase their data availability, as well as read and write performance. Read more to learn how Aiven does it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Prem Nallasivampillai</dc:creator>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introducing improved Aiven Kafka topic management]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-topic-management-updates</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From options for creating topics automatically to a new ACL permission level, Aiven Kafka users now have greater control over topic management; learn more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® gets latest update, new features, and plan sizes]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-postgresql-gets-latest-update-and-new-features</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From offering TimescaleDB to lowering our prices in AWS and DigitalOcean, our PostgreSQL has undergone a few changes. Learn more here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Time to take stock as Aiven goes 2.0]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/time-to-take-stock-as-aiven-goes-2</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[2017 was a major year for Aiven culminating in an updated brand and new website. In this post, we review where we’ve been and where we’re going.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rovio talks Kafka with Aiven]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/rovio-talks-kafka-with-aiven</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[For our third Kafka meetup, we decided to stop by Rovio HQ and talk shop with their Director of Data Engineering. Find out the details here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL® Performance in AWS, GCP, Azure, DO and UpCloud]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-cloud-performance</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Want to know how PostgreSQL performs in different clouds, as well as best practices for benchmarking? Then be sure to check out our latest test results.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven Kafka 1.0 Is Now Ready]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-1-ready</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Kafka 1.0 is now available on the Aiven platform. Read our latest post to learn what’s new and why we waited a little while to release it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® plans are now larger and faster with local SSDs]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/larger-and-faster-aiven-postgresql-plans</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is the first DBaaS to support local SSDs. With performance increases of up to 400% over network-based SSDs, it’s a big deal. Read on to get the details.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven talks shop with Paf at second Apache Kafka® meetup]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-talks-shop-with-paf-at-second</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven talks shop with Paf at second Apache Kafka® meetup]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Kyle Buzzell</dc:creator>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven is the first to offer PostgreSQL® 10]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-is-first-to-offer-postgresql-10</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL 10 is out and we’re the first to support it, not too bad for a small start-up from Finland. Find out what you get with the latest release here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kafka users and access control]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-users-and-access-control</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka now provides user and topic-level control. Find out how this feature will help you manage users and access more effectively.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kafka Connect Preview]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/kafka-connect-preview</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Kafka Connect is now available in preview from Aiven. Find out which connectors we’re starting with and how to set them up.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka® 0.10.2 now available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-0102-available</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka® 0.10.2 now available]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking Apache Kafka Performance Part 1: Write Throughput]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/benchmarking-kafka-write-throughput</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Read our popular post that reviews Apache Kafka's raw write throughput performance in AWS, Azure, Google, and UpCloud.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Heikki Nousiainen</dc:creator>
            <category>Benchmarks</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® read-only replicas]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-postgresql-read-only-replicas</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[PostgreSQL read-only replicas increase read throughput and take some load off of your master node. We go into great detail in this latest post, check it out.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
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            <category>Features</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® connection pooling]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-postgresql-connection-pooling</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Find out how to keep server resource usage low in spite of insanely large numbers of connections to your PostgreSQL database with connection pooling.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
            <category>Product updates</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven in Google Tokyo & other updates]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-in-google-tokyo-other-updates</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven is now active in Google Tokyo and we’re planning some feature additions to our Kafka and PostgreSQL services. Find out more.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[User management improvements and new Azure regions launched]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/user-improvements-and-new-clouds</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As Microsoft Azure builds, so does Aiven. Find out what new regions are available and how we’ve improved project management for Aiven services.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven brings easy, powerful hosted databases to Microsoft Azure]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-cloud-database-azure</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-cloud-database-azure</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Azure is positioning itself as a contender to AWS, which is why we’re offering all Aiven services on it. Find out which regions we’re starting with.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Backing up tablespaces and streaming WAL with PGHoard]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/pghoard-tablespaces-wal-stream</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our open-source PGHoard’s latest version is now available. Find out what new features were added and how to get the most out of it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for Apache Kafka now publicly available!]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-kafka-now-publicly-available</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Want open-source, vendor-neutral Apache Kafka? Look no further, Aiven Kafka is now available across 4 clouds. Find out the specifics here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Apache Kafka®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Even bigger PostgreSQL® plans now available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-plans-64-120-160-available</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our bread and butter is PostgreSQL, which is why we continue to add bigger and better plans to Aiven. Find out the latest plan options here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[PostgreSQL cloud backups with PGHoard]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/postgresql-cloud-backups-with-pghoard</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aiven-built PGHoard is a pretty neat cloud backup and restore solution. Find out what it does exactly and how to set it up in this latest blog post.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Features</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[SSL-enabled custom domains in Aiven for Grafana® and Kibana]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/ssl-enabled-custom-domains-grafana-kibana</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Now your browser will immediately recognize your web frontend services launched from Aiven. Find out how you can set up SSL-enabled custom domains here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Oskari Saarenmaa</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>Grafana®</category>
            <category>OpenSearch®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Try Aiven for PostgreSQL® for free]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/try-aiven-postgresql-for-free</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Try before you buy is imperative in SaaS, which is why we’re offering a no commitment trial for our PostgreSQL service. Find out the details here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bigger, faster, cheaper Aiven for PostgreSQL® service plans!]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/bigger-faster-cheaper-aiven-postgresql</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Full daily backups, and real-time streaming of incremental backups are only a few of the improvements to Aiven for PostgreSQL. Find out what else we’ve done.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mika Eloranta</dc:creator>
            <category>Announcements</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® available in DigitalOcean]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/support-for-digitalocean-added-to-aiven</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[DigitalOcean is focused on speed, which is why we’re offering Aiven for PostgreSQL across 7 of its regions. Find out which ones here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® tutorial]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-postgresql-tutorial</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our in-depth tutorial covers multiple aspects of setting up and running Aiven for PostgreSQL through out platform. Find out just how easy it is here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Mika Eloranta</dc:creator>
            <category>Tutorials</category>
            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL® now available in UpCloud]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-postgresql-now-available-in</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UpCloud is our latest cloud vendor. Find out which regions are immediately available and what our future plans entail for Aiven for PostgreSQL here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
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            <category>PostgreSQL®</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aiven for PostgreSQL now available]]></title>
            <link>https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-is-now-publicly-available</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our first offer, Aiven for PostgreSQL is now out. First, we’d like to thank all beta users. Now, we’d like to invite you to find out how to get it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Hannu Valtonen</dc:creator>
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