Confluent change history: Elevated error rates in Azure Germany West Central region

A major Confluent Cloud incident caused elevated errors and intermittent connectivity for some clusters in Azure Germany West Central, associated with an Azure disruption. Issues began approximately 13:00 UTC on 22 Sep 2026; recorded start: 2026-09-22 15:09 UTC. Mitigation: 18:00 UTC; resolved: 2026-09-22 19:58 UTC; tracked duration: 4 h 49 min.