# June 2025

## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Support for Kafka Version 3.9.0**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/data-analytics/kafka/overview#supported-kafka-versions)

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**June 27**

Event Streams for Apache Kafka service now supports Kafka version 3.9.0, effective June 27, 2025. In this context, we will mark version 3.8.0 as deprecated.

We will soon offer the possibility to patch existing clusters from Kafka version 3.8.0 to 3.9.0 via a single call to an API endpoint.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Observability Products are now available in the USA**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/logging-service/api-how-tos#endpoints)

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**June 26**

Observability products extend their availability to the new region, **Lenexa, USA**. With this expansion, the [<mark style="color:blue;">Logging Service</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/logging-service) is available at `https://logging.us-mci.ionos.com` and the [<mark style="color:blue;">Monitoring Service</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/monitoring-service) at `https://monitoring.us-mci.ionos.com` endpoint.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Logging Service: DCD Availability**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/logging-service/dcd-how-tos)

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**June 24**

Logging Service is now available in the [<mark style="color:blue;">Data Center Designer (DCD)</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#data-center-designer-dcd). It provides centralized log collection, storage, and analysis, as well as the ability to manage logs from various sources, gain insights, and improve system monitoring. You can access it using the [<mark style="color:blue;">DCD</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/logging-service/dcd-how-tos) or [<mark style="color:blue;">API</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/logging-service/api-how-tos) for streamlined observability and enhanced troubleshooting capabilities.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Network Services: VM Auto Scaling has a new product category**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/vm-auto-scaling)

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**June 6**

**VM Auto Scaling** has been reclassified from the **Management** category to the **Network Services** category within the [<mark style="color:blue;">new streamlined DCD</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/release-notes/previous-releases/april-2025#tadanew-simplified-and-streamlined-dcd-interface). This change reflects the increasing integration of scaling features with networking services such as load balancing and target groups. No changes have been made to existing configurations or functionality—only the placement in the DCD has changed. Accordingly, the [<mark style="color:blue;">corresponding documentation category</mark>](#updated-vm-auto-scaling-documentation-category) has been updated.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**AI Model Hub: Model Cards available**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/ai/ai-model-hub/models)

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**June 6**

For all [<mark style="color:blue;">models</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/ai/ai-model-hub/models) offered on the AI Model Hub, IONOS now offers extensive model cards illustrating not only the technical benefits of each model, but also their suitability in terms of use cases and their quality concerning sovereignty.

IONOS announces the upcoming phasing out of Mistral 7B in the AI Model Hub. This decision is part of our ongoing efforts to improve and align the product with more efficient and future-proof models.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Observability Products: Grafana Sign-in with the DCD IAM**</mark>](https://github.com/ionos-cloud/twt-products-documentation/blob/gitbook-main/observability/logging-service/quick-start/access-logs-from-platform.md)

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**June 5**

IONOS announces the availability of signing in to the Observability Products' Grafana instance using the DCD IAM. This feature allows users to log in to Grafana using their IONOS credentials through the IAM SSO, enhancing security and simplifying access management.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloud DNS: Secondary Zones now supported in the DCD**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/cloud-dns/dcd-how-tos/public-zone/secondary-zone)

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**June 3**

IONOS announces the availability of Secondary Zone management directly within the DCD, which was previously accessible only through the API. This update empowers you to seamlessly create and manage secondary zones through the UI. Whether your primary zones are hosted externally or you are looking to extend redundancy, DCD now supports complete secondary zone configurations for enhanced load distribution, security, and flexibility or as a backup during primary zone failover.
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## Documentation updates

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**New Tutorial for setting up a CDN Distribution with IONOS Object Storage as the origin**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/tutorials/network-services/cdn/set-up-cdn-distribution)

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**June 26**

A new tutorial for setting up a **CDN Distribution** is now available. This guide provides a step-by-step process to configure a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for your website using IONOS Object Storage as the origin.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Most Popular Product Guides**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/most-popular-product-guides)

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**June 19**

The new **Most Popular Product Guides** section highlights the most helpful and engaging guides identified through user interaction data. This enhancement offers a centralized location of high-value content, helping you find answers more efficiently and get the most out of our products.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Updated VM Auto Scaling documentation category**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/vm-auto-scaling)

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**June 6**

The **VM Auto Scaling** documentation has been moved from the **Compute Services** section to the **Network Services** category. This update aligns with recent DCD changes that group auto scaling features more closely with networking services. No changes have been made to functionality, this update is for documentation organization only.
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