Course overview
Complete the path by mastering the event backbone used by modern data platforms. Design resilient producers and consumers and connect Kafka to Spark streaming workloads.
Standalone unit guides
Every unit is designed to be followed independently: review the guide, complete the lessons in order, finish the practical lab, pass the checkpoint, and deliver the unit project.
1. Kafka Core Concepts3 lessons
Lesson sequence
- Brokers, topics, and partitions - Free preview
- Producers and delivery guarantees
- Consumers and consumer groups
2. Reliable Event Design3 lessons
Lesson sequence
- Offsets and replay
- Serialization and schema evolution
- Ordering, idempotency, and transactions
3. Kafka in Production3 lessons
Lesson sequence
- Security and access control
- Operations and observability
- Capstone: Kafka-to-Spark platform