We are excited to announce the release and general availability of Usage Engine Private Edition 4.2! 

The key focus areas in this release are optimizing productivity and efficiency, enhancing scalability and performance, and improving security and compliance, including new features and enhancements related to integration & interoperability, usability, and scalability.  

Some key features are: 

Kafka Enhancements 

This feature encompasses a complete refactoring of the Kafka agents, introducing a new set of collector agents and a real-time forwarder agent with support for subscribing to multiple topics, using wildcards.

Improved support for batch processes also enhances efficiency when handling large volumes of data. The new agents enable automatic rebalancing and scale-out capabilities, ensuring that multiple workflows can efficiently manage and process data in parallel.

The new agents bring significant usability and efficiency improvements in configuration, management, and operation. , and enable you to seamlessly integrate Kafka with Usage Engine Private Edition for optimized data processing and management.

Integration with Amazon SQS
In this release we are introducing dedicated publisher and subscriber agents for integration with Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), enhancing compatibility with AWS cloud services for customers operating in hybrid environments.

These agents facilitate bidirectional communication between Usage Engine Private Edition and Amazon SQS, ensuring smooth messaging and data exchange within the AWS ecosystem.

The new agents provide control and flexibility in managing SQS message queues, enabling efficient data processing and seamless integration with AWS services. With these agents, you can optimize your workflows, improve operational efficiency, and ensure reliable data transfer in AWS cloud environments.

Support Google Secret Manager for Secrets and Security profiles
Securing sensitive information, such as passwords, certificates, and keys, is a fundamental requirement in today’s digital landscape. The integration with Google Secret Manager in this release provides centralized secret management, allowing users to securely store and retrieve secrets while associating them with specific environments.

This granular level of control ensures that only authorized individuals and systems can access the necessary credentials, offering a robust enhancement to overall security measures.

New Features

Usability

• Desktop Online Search

• Log Filter

New Connectors

• New Kafka Agents

• Amazon S3 Agents in Real-Time Workflows

• Amazon SQS Agents

MariaDB Support

• Supported Agents for MariaDB

• Additional APL Functions and Event Notifications Support MariaDB

Security and Authentication

• Google Secret Manager

Enhancements

• Extended Log Retention Periods

All of these are explained in more detail in Usage Engine 4.2 Release.

The release can be accessed: Release Information.

Overall user documentation is available at: Usage Engine Documentation 4.2 .

Enjoy! 🌟