Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink adds four Azure and Google Cloud regions

UpdateJul 14, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

New regions: Azure italynorth, mexicocentral, southafricanorth, and Google Cloud europe-southwest1 (Madrid), all with public and private networking.

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