Apache Kafka

This course teaches participants the fundamentals of Apache Kafka and it will cover topics such as Kafka core concepts, Using Kafka, and Developing Kafka applications.
Apache Training Learning Objectives

After the completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Understand Kafka Concepts.
  • Install and configure Apache Kafka.
  • Understand Kafka architecture.
  • Design and model applications using Kafka.
  • Learn how to integrate Kafka with other environments.

Apache Training Audience

  • A developer working with large-scale, high-volume websites.
  • An application architect or data architect who needs to understand the available options for high-performance high volume message processing.
  • A manager who wants to understand the advantages (and disadvantages) of Kafka for high volume message processing.

Apache Training Pre-requisites

  • This course assumes no prior knowledge of Apache Kafka.
  • Though some familiarity with Linux command line is essential, good exposure to Java, database and messaging concepts is required.
  • Capability to understand software architecture is useful.

Apache Training Course duration

2 days

Apache Training Course outline

Day 1

Unit 1: Introducing Kafka

  • What is Kafka
  • Need for Kafka
  • Usage Scenarios
  • Summary

Unit 2: Kafka Core Concepts

  • Topics
  • Partitions
  • Replicas
  • Producers
  • Consumers
  • Brokers
  • Summary

Unit 3: Installing Kafka

  • Download
  • Installing the prerequisites
  • Building Kafka
  • Summary

Unit 4: Setting up the Kafka Cluster

  • Hardware specs
  • Deploying Kafka
  • Starting a single broker cluster
  • Single node multiple broker cluster
  • Multiple node multiple broker cluster
  • Broker properties
  • Summary

Day 2

Unit 5: Kafka Architecture and Design

  • Design fundamentals
  • Message compression
  • Cluster mirroring
  • Replication
  • Summary

Unit 6: Developing for Kafka

  • Writing Producers
  • Simple Java Producer
  • Message Partitioning
  • Writing Consumers
  • Simple Java Consumer
  • Multithreaded Consumer
  • Summary

Unit 7: Integration and Testing

  • Testing Kafka apps
  • Integrating Kafka with Storm
  • Integrating Kafka with Hadoop
  • Summary

Unit 8: Kafka Tools

  • Kafka administration
  • Integration with other tools
  • Performance testing and tuning
  • Summary

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