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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Overview of Apache Kafka
- Defining Kafka and the reasons for its adoption
- Key elements: Topics, Partitions, Producers, Consumers, and Brokers
- Exploring Kafka’s publish-subscribe paradigm
- Real-world application scenarios for Kafka
Establishing a Kafka Development Setup
- Installing and setting up Kafka alongside ZooKeeper
- Utilizing Kafka CLI tools for managing topics
- Configuring Kafka for high availability
Handling Kafka Producers and Consumers
- Developing Kafka Producers in Java
- Creating messages with specific keys, partitions, and acknowledgment settings
- Building Kafka Consumers in Java
- Managing consumer groups and offset tracking
Utilizing Kafka Streams
- Getting started with the Kafka Streams API
- Processing data streams as they occur
- Distinguishing between stateful and stateless processing
- Implementing windowing, joins, and aggregation techniques
Ensuring System Reliability and Performance
- Kafka replication strategies and fault tolerance mechanisms
- Tuning producer and consumer configurations for optimal performance
- Monitoring and assessing Kafka performance metrics
Kafka Security and Authentication Protocols
- Activating SSL/TLS encryption
- Setting up authentication via SASL
- Implementing role-based access control using Kafka ACLs
Integrating Kafka with External Systems
- Employing Kafka Connect for database integration
- Linking Kafka with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, and various other data sources
- Constructing event-driven microservices using Kafka
Conclusion and Future Directions
Requirements
- A solid grasp of fundamental Java programming concepts
- Foundational knowledge of distributed systems and messaging frameworks
- Experience with software development tools such as Maven or Gradle
Target Audience
- Java developers aiming to integrate Kafka into their application stacks
- Software engineers focused on building event-driven architectures
- Developers exploring Kafka as a distributed messaging solution
Testimonials (2)
Possibility to perform independent exercises in the training environment.
Tomasz - PKO Zycie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen S.A.
Course - Kafka for Administrators
Very practical examples. The trainer has tried to keep a pace where everybody is able to go with even though the group was quite inhomogeneous regarding the knowhow. He has provided a lot of support to basically everybody who asked for it :)
