Welcome to the Kafka Fundamentals course!
The course is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of Apache Kafka, a distributed streaming platform used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Whether you are new to Kafka or seeking to solidify your foundational knowledge, this course will equip you with the skills needed to effectively utilize Kafka in various real-world scenarios.
This course requires a basic understanding of distributed systems and familiarity with Java or Python programming languages.
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Welcome to the Kafka Fundamentals course!
The course is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of Apache Kafka, a distributed streaming platform used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Whether you are new to Kafka or seeking to solidify your foundational knowledge, this course will equip you with the skills needed to effectively utilize Kafka in various real-world scenarios.
This course requires a basic understanding of distributed systems and familiarity with Java or Python programming languages.
Welcome to the Kafka Fundamentals course!
The course is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of Apache Kafka, a distributed streaming platform used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Whether you are new to Kafka or seeking to solidify your foundational knowledge, this course will equip you with the skills needed to effectively utilize Kafka in various real-world scenarios.
This course requires a basic understanding of distributed systems and familiarity with Java or Python programming languages.
This course is ideal for software developers, data engineers, system administrators, and IT professionals who are looking to leverage Kafka for data streaming and real-time analytics. The course provides a comprehensive introduction to key big data concepts and messaging systems, laying a solid foundation for understanding data processing dynamics.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand data evolution, big data significance, analytics applications, and messaging systems.
- Learn Kafka's key features, components, architecture, and industry use cases.
- Set up Kafka environments and install Zookeeper and Kafka.
- Master Kafka producer and consumer basics, configurations, and operations.
- Work with serializers and deserializers and manage offsets and rebalancing.
This course contains engaging videos, hands-on demonstrations, readings, and assessments to ensure a comprehensive understanding of Apache Kafka.
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Getting Started with Big Data and Apache Kafka
This module provides an overview of Big Data, messaging systems, and Apache Kafka, including installation and setup demonstrations. By the end of this, learners will be able to install and configure the Kafka environment.
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Read 'Kafka: The Definitive Guide'
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Provides a comprehensive overview of Kafka's architecture, concepts, and use cases, enriching your theoretical understanding.
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Purchase or borrow a copy of the book
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Read the book thoroughly
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Take notes and highlight key concepts
Create a small streaming pipeline
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Helps you grasp the basic concepts of Kafka by implementing a simple streaming pipeline.
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Set up your Kafka environment
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Create a Kafka producer and consumer
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Write a simple data producer
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Write a simple data consumer
Practice using Kafka producer and consumer APIs
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Reinforces your understanding of Kafka's producer and consumer APIs through hands-on practice.
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Create a Java/Python program using the Kafka producer API
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Create a Java/Python program using the Kafka consumer API
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Test your programs by sending and receiving messages
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Read 'Kafka: The Definitive Guide'
Show steps
Provides a comprehensive overview of Kafka's architecture, concepts, and use cases, enriching your theoretical understanding.
View
Kafka: The Definitive Guide: Real-Time Data and...
on Amazon
Show steps
- Purchase or borrow a copy of the book
- Read the book thoroughly
- Take notes and highlight key concepts
Create a small streaming pipeline
Show steps
Helps you grasp the basic concepts of Kafka by implementing a simple streaming pipeline.
Show steps
- Set up your Kafka environment
- Create a Kafka producer and consumer
- Write a simple data producer
- Write a simple data consumer
Practice using Kafka producer and consumer APIs
Show steps
Reinforces your understanding of Kafka's producer and consumer APIs through hands-on practice.
Browse courses on
API
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- Create a Java/Python program using the Kafka producer API
- Create a Java/Python program using the Kafka consumer API
- Test your programs by sending and receiving messages
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