Experience the widely used technology for scalable, distributed and fail-safe data pipelines in our expert-led training program.

Apache Kafka Training:
Basic Training

Experience the widely used technology for scalable, distributed and fail-safe data pipelines in our expert-led training program.

Apache Kafka Training:
Basic Training

At a glance

2.5 days

Individually schedulable

Completely
remote

Theory &
Practice

English

Learn to use Kafka to build efficient and reliable data pipelines while mastering its architecture and components. Scale data processing, improve quality, and ensure high availability with Kafka’s resilience features.

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Day 1

Introduction & Core Concepts

  1. What is Apache Kafka and why is it essential?
  2. Understanding distributed messaging architectures
  3. Common Kafka use cases across industries
  4. Alternatives to Kafka and when to consider them
  1. Deep dive into Kafka components
  2. Understanding Producer & Consumer APIs
  3. Broker functionalities and message distribution
  4. Implementing Kafka Producers & Consumers in Python
  1. How Kafka delivers & processes messages
  2. Message batching & ordering guarantees
  3. Serialization strategies for efficient data encoding
  4. Message compression for performance optimization
  1. Introduction to Jinja templating for DBT
  2. Writing reusable, dynamic SQL with Jinja

Day 2

Advanced Kafka Techniques & Best Practices

  1. Overview of the Kafka ecosystem and key tools
  2. Kafka Connect: Integrating Kafka with other systems
  3. Kafka Streams: Real-time stream processing
  4. Performance tuning strategies for high-scale environments 
  1. Essential security practices for Kafka deployments
  2. Authentication, authorization, and data encryption
  3. Monitoring & logging for Kafka clusters
  1. Understanding Kafka’s reliability guarantees
  2. Configuring high availability & replication
  3. Managing Kafka clusters effectively

Practices Day 3 (Half-Day):

Operations & Customization

  1. Monitoring Kafka clusters with the right tools
  2. Troubleshooting common Kafka issues
  3. Best practices for Kafka maintenance & upgrades
  1. Applying Kafka to your specific ecosystem
  2. Discussing your best practices & challenges
  3. Final Q&A and expert recommendations

Experience a balanced mix of theory, live demonstrations and practical exercises.

Learn to understand and implement Kafka for different use cases to build efficient and reliable data pipelines for your organization.

Find your way around Kafka’s architecture and components and master your own Kafka-related challenges. Scale your data processing capabilities and improve data quality and accuracy.

Reduce downtime and ensure data availability with Kafka’s high availability and resilience features.

In this Kafka Training, you will learn …

This training is aimed at developers, data engineers and anyone interested in Kafka, the distributed streaming platform that is changing the way streaming data is processed and analyzed. Whether you are an experienced data engineer or a newcomer to the world of big data, this course program will give you the knowledge and skills you need to harness the power of Kafka for your business.

Practical Applications That We Will Cover in the Training:

  • 1

    Implementing Kafka in real-world scenarios

  • 2

    Hands-on experience with Kafka producers and consumers

  • 3

    Performance tuning and security practices for Kafka

  • 4

    Managing Kafka clusters and troubleshooting common issues

  • 5

    Developing streaming applications with Kafka Streams and Faust

After The Course, You Will Be Able To:

  • 1

    Understand and implement Kafka for a variety of use cases

  • 2

    Navigate Kafka’s architecture and components

  • 3

    Utilize the Kafka Producer and Consumer APIs

  • 4

    Apply best practices for messaging and serialization

  • 5

    Effectively manage and monitor Kafka operations

  • 6

    Master your own Kafka-related challenges and case studies

The Apache Kafka training is perfect for you if…

  • You have a basic understanding of shell environments

  • You have basic Python knowledge

  • You are motivated to work with Kafka and event-driven systems

  • You are open to feedback and eager to learn collaboratively

The Apache Kafka training is not suitable for you if…

  • You have no prior experience with shell environments and lack basic Python knowledge
  • You are not interested in working with event-based systems
  • You prefer not to engage in interactive and feedback-based learning

Hear from our satisfied training attendees

A1 Telekom Austria AG

„UTA coached my team along the development process of the migration plan of our on-premises data lake to the public cloud.

The outstanding level of expertise, both on a technical and organizational level, ensured a well-structured and realistic migration plan including timeline, milestones, and efforts.

The enablement of my team was at the center of a very smooth collaboration. Through UTA, we achieved our goal faster and reduced risks of the migration project significantly.

I highly recommend UTA’s services!“

Reinhard Burgmann
Head of Data Ecosystem

Vattenfall

“I recently attended Vattenfall IT’s online Kafka training day hosted by Ultra Tendency, and it was an enriching experience.

The trainer, Ahmed, did a fantastic job explaining the theory behind Kafka, and the emphasis on practical application was great. The hands-on programming exercises were particularly helpful, and I’ve never experienced training with so many interactive examples!

Overall, I highly recommend this training to anyone who wants to improve their Kafka knowledge interactively and gain valuable skills.”

Bernard Benning
BA Heat

VP Bank

„The MLOps training exceeded our expectations!

It offered a perfect blend of an overview, hands-on coding examples, and real-world use cases. The trainer answered all questions competently and adapted the content to fit our company’s infrastructure.

This training not only provided us with knowledge but also practical skills that we can apply immediately.“

Eisele Peer
Lead Architect & Head of IT Integration & Development

Get to know your DBT Training professionals

Marvin Taschenberger

Professional Software Architect, Ultra Tendency

Hudhaifa Ahmed

Senior Lead Big Data Developer & Berlin Territory Manager, Ultra Tendency

Matthias Baumann

Chief Technology Officer & Principal Big Data Solutions Architect Lead, Ultra Tendency

Required hardware & infrastructure for your Kafka Training

  • You will need a PC or Mac with a web browser and MS Teams.
  • During the training, we will provide you with a virtual machine with the required local dependencies, services and root access.
  • This VM has a running Kubernetes cluster on which you can test and execute the training instructions.
  • You can access the machine via a browser or SSH if you wish and the network restrictions allow it.