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Learn about Apache Kafka's architecture, client APIs, stream processing, and connectors. Build real-time data streaming and event-driven applications while exploring Kafka's ecosystem.

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Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform designed to handle real-time data streaming and processing in a distributed and fault-tolerant manner. This course can be taken by software developers and data engineers wanting to learn Kafka to build data-intensive applications. You will begin with an introduction to the Kafka architecture, client libraries, and its project ecosystem. Next, you will learn to use the Kafka Client APIs along with key configurations. Then, you will learn to develop stream processing applications using Kafka Streams. You will also explore the Kafka Connect Source and Sink connectors. You will finish by learning to make Kafka-related projects in addition to the core ecosystem. After completing this course, you will be comfortable with developing data-intensive applications. The course will prove helpful for anyone who wants to learn Kafka using a practical, hands-on approach for building real-time data streaming, event-driven architecture, microservices, and log aggregation.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Hands-on experience developing applications using Kafka

Working knowledge of building stream processing applications

The ability to work with data pipelines

An understanding of open-source tools in the Kafka ecosystem

Hands-on experience developing applications using Kafka

Content

33 Lessons1 Project6 Quizzes

Introduction

5 Lessons

Get familiar with real-time data streaming, Kafka architecture, and client libraries.

Course Overview

Apache Kafka Architecture

Apache Kafka Client Libraries

Apache Kafka Java Client Library

Quiz: Kafka Concepts and Clients

Apache Kafka Producer API

3 Lessons

Unpack the core of using Kafka's Producer API for efficient and reliable message production.

The Kafka Producer API

The Producer API: Configuration and Best Practices

Quiz: The Kafka Producer API

Apache Kafka Consumer API

4 Lessons

Go hands-on with efficiently reading, processing, and managing Kafka messages using the Consumer API.

The Kafka Consumer API

Using Kafka as a Topic and Queue

Consumer API: Configuration and Best Practices

Quiz: Kafka Consumer API

Setting up a Streaming Data Pipeline With Kafka

Project

Kafka Streams

9 Lessons

Apply your skills to develop scalable, real-time, fault-tolerant streaming applications with Kafka Streams.

Introduction to Kafka Streams

The DSL API’s Stateless Operations: Overview

The DSL API’s Stateless Operations: Application

The DSL API’s Stateful Operations: Aggregation

The DSL API Stateful Operations: Join

The DSL API’s Stateful Operation: Windowing

Interactive Queries

Testing Kafka Streams Applications

Quiz: Kafka Streams

Kafka Connect

5 Lessons

Dig into Kafka Connect's integration capabilities, source and sink connectors, and data transformations.

Introduction to Kafka Connect

Kafka Connect Source Connectors

Kafka Connect Sink Connectors

Kafka Connect Transformations

Quiz: Kafka Connect

Exploring Projects in the Kafka Ecosystem

6 Lessons

Investigate key tools and frameworks enhancing Kafka’s integration, schema management, and data replication.

Basics of Spring Kafka

Producer and Consumer Applications Using Spring Kafka

Basics of Schema Registry

Producer and Consumer Applications Using Avro Data

Kafka MirrorMaker

Quiz: Kafka Ecosystem

Wrap Up

1 Lessons

Utilize Kafka for data solutions with producer, consumer APIs, streams, and Kafka Connect.

Conclusion

Final Project

Project

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Abhishek Gupta

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