Kafka for Administrators

• An understanding of distributed system concepts (clusters, etc.)
• Experience with the Linux command line
• A cloud provider account (AWS, etc.) in order to install to a cloud server.

Audience

• System administrators
• Architects
• Developers tasked with administering a Kafka cluster

Apache Kafka is a messaging system for storing and processing high volumes of streaming, real-time data.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at sysadmins who wish to set up, deploy, manage and optimize an enterprise-grade Kafka cluster.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and administer a Kafka Cluster.
• Evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of deploying Kafka on-premise vs in the cloud.
• Deploy and monitor Kafka in using various on-premise and cloud environment tools.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• Apache Kafka vs traditional message brokers

Overview of Kafka Features, Architecture, and Ecosystem

Running Apache Kafka On-premise vs in the Cloud.

Apache Kafka Standalone vs Cluster

Electing the Proper Architecture

Choosing an Apache Kafka Distribution

Installing and Configuring Apache Kafka

Setting up Zookeeper to Manage the Kafka Cluster

Configuring and Managing Brokers

Testing the Cluster

Advanced Kafka Configurations

Administering Kafka using Kafka Manager

Administering Kafka Using Third-Party Tools

Restarting the Cluster when Problems Arise

Optimizing Kafka for Better Performance

Deploying Kafka to Production

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion