Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka supports zstd topic compression
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Google Cloud's Managed Service for Apache Kafka now supports zstd compression for topics. This enhancement allows for more efficient data storage and transfer, benefiting users managing Kafka workloads on Google Cloud. This update is available now for all users of the service.
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- Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka
Managed Service for Apache Kafka now supports topic compression with zstd .
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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_07_2026
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