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title: Axual whitepaper - data governance and security for Apache Kafka
description: Digital transformation has made data “the new oil” of the 21st century economy. And the data that fuels us needs to be secure, real-time and compliant. This whitepaper explores the challenges of data governance and security for Apache Kafka.
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# Data Governance & the Road to Compliance with Apache Kafka

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# Governance and security for Apache Kafka

Digital transformation has made data “the new oil” of the 21st century economy. And the data that fuels us needs to be secure, real-time and compliant. That means every one of us must make data governance and compliance our business.

Kafka Self-Service provides a secure and effective solution for data governance. This whitepaper explores:

- How to create secure, controlled data access
- The challenges of using Kafka
- Why self-service makes sense

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