Redpanda 22.2 is a major release focused on simplifying the management and operation of streaming data infrastructure by introducing new features that enhance day-2 operations, data pipeline reliability, and security. The release includes Remote Read Replicas, which function as a CDN for streaming data, allowing topics to be served from analytics clusters without duplicating data, thus reducing time and cost for DevOps teams. Continuous Data Balancing ensures optimal cluster performance by redistributing partitions to prevent data imbalance and automatically recovering from node failures. The new Redpanda Console, developed following the acquisition of CloudHut Kowl, provides a developer-friendly web UI for debugging and managing clusters, featuring tools like Programmable Push Filters for efficient message filtering and management of Kafka ACLs. Other enhancements include full-disk handling to prevent node crashes, integrated IAM roles for more secure cloud storage access, mTLS authentication with principal mapping, static consumer group membership to eliminate rebalancing, and a streamlined Prometheus metrics endpoint. These advancements are designed to enhance simplicity, reliability, and efficiency for developers, SREs, and sysadmins in managing large-scale, real-time data applications.