Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed stream processing platform. Organizations widely adopt it for its scalability, fault tolerance, and high throughput. More than 80 percent of the Fortune companies trust and use Kafka. Companies like Airbnb, Netflix, Microsoft, Intuit, and Target use Kafka extensively.

The Apache Kafka course is for individuals seeking to develop proficiency in Apache Kafka, a leading platform for creating real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

The specialization is a 4-course series. These courses will cover topics like Kafka fundamentals, detailed architecture and internals, advanced monitoring and stream processing techniques, integration with big data tools like Storm, Spark, and Flume, and ensuring robust security practices. However, a fundamental understanding of Java or Scala programming is essential for this specialization.

The specialization also includes hands-on labs, practical demos, quizzes, and high-quality instructional videos from industry experts. Thus, these courses provide everything you need to understand Apache Kafka better and effectively implement and manage Kafka-based solutions in real-world scenarios.

Praktisches Lernprojekt

The Apache Kafka specialization offers 19 demos to equip learners with essential skills to build applications and real-time streaming data pipelines using Apache Kafka. Key projects include installing Zookeeper and Kafka, setting up single-node and multi-node clusters, creating Kafka producers and consumers, and working with custom serializers and deserializers.

These projects educate learners in implementing data processing, managing Kafka cluster architecture, and ensuring secure data streaming, supported by a thorough understanding of Kafka's architecture and capabilities. Furthermore, learners will gain hands-on experience in Kafka installation, cluster configuration, producer and consumer creation, custom serialization, Mirror Maker setup, and Kafka Schema Registry integration.