Redpanda Adds Governance To Agentic Data Plane

Redpanda on 19 February 2026 announced new capabilities in its Agentic Data Plane (ADP), including a centralized AI gateway, AI observability and evaluation via OpenTelemetry, AI agents, and unified authentication and authorization. These features create a unified governance layer to securely connect AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to live enterprise data with visibility and control. The update targets enterprises moving AI from experimentation to production.