# Chargeback, granular alerts, and Partner Zones

## Assign Kafka costs to teams with Chargeback

Track Kafka resource costs and allocate them to specific teams, departments, or projects based on actual data usage. Available for Scale Plus customers.

![Chargeback](https://www.conduktor.io/assets/images/releases/jan-2025-1.webp)

## Configure alerts by owner and delivery channel

Alerts can be owned by specific users, teams, or applications. Deliver alerts via Slack, Teams, or webhooks, customized per team. Event-driven notifications trigger on consumer group state changes, topic updates, or audit events. End-users can configure their own alerts.

![Alerts](https://www.conduktor.io/assets/images/releases/jan-2025-2.webp)

## Share Kafka data with partners via Partner Zones

Partner Zones create isolated environments for external partners to access selected Kafka topics. No data duplication or additional infrastructure.

- Dedicated zones with strict access controls
- Per-topic permissions
- Encryption and masking policies

![Partner Zones](https://www.conduktor.io/assets/images/releases/jan-2025-3.webp)

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For a full list of changes, read the [complete release notes](https://docs.conduktor.io/changelog/#console-1310).