Cloudera Training for Apache Kafka Course Overview:

This comprehensive four-day instructor-led course initiates by providing a thorough introduction to Apache Kafka, elucidating its fundamental concepts and architecture, while also delving into prevalent use cases. Progressing from this foundational knowledge, you will delve into strategic Kafka deployment planning, followed by practical experience through the installation and configuration of a multi-node Kafka cluster on the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) within a cloud-based environment.

Subsequently, you’ll actively engage with the cluster in over 20 hands-on exercises, each contributing to the development of essential skills. Beginning with the creation of Kafka topics, producers, and consumers, the exercises gradually encompass more intricate aspects of Kafka operations and development. This journey spans areas like scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.

Throughout the course, you will become familiar with Cloudera’s recommended toolset for Kafka-related tasks, including Cloudera Manager, Schema Registry, Streams Messaging Manager, and Cruise Control. This immersive learning experience equips participants to confidently work with Kafka and navigate its multifaceted operational and developmental aspects.

Intended Audience:

• This course is designed for system administrators, data engineers, and developers.

Learning Objectives of Cloudera Training for Apache Kafka:

During this course, you learn how to:

• Plan, deploy, and operate Kafka clusters
• Create and manage topics
• Develop producers and consumers
• Use replication to improve fault tolerance
• Use partitioning to improve scalability
• Troubleshoot common problems and performance issues