Administration of Kafka Topic

• An understanding of distributed systems
• Experience with Linux command-line interface
• Basic programming experience in Java or another programming language

Audience

• System administrators

Kafka Topic is a fundamental component of Apache Kafka, serving as a logical channel for organizing and processing data streams.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to learn how to effectively manage Kafka topics for efficient data streaming and processing.

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

• Understand Kafka topic fundamentals and architecture.
• Create, configure, and manage Kafka topics.
• Monitor Kafka topics for health, performance, and availability.
• Implement security measures for Kafka topics.

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 to Kafka Topic Administration

• Overview of Apache Kafka
• Kafka Topic fundamentals
• Use cases for Kafka topics

Creating and Managing Kafka Topics

• Creating topics using Kafka command-line tools
• Configuring topic properties
• Modifying and deleting topics

Monitoring Kafka Topics

• Importance of monitoring Kafka topics
• Metrics and monitoring tools
• Monitoring topic health and performance

Security and Access Control for Kafka Topics

• Overview of Kafka security features
• Configuring SSL for secure communication
• Authentication and authorization

Scaling and Performance Tuning

• Strategies for scaling Kafka topics
• Performance tuning techniques
• Adding partitions dynamically

Data Retention and Cleanup

• Configuring retention policies
• Managing disk space usage
• Data cleanup and log compaction

High Availability and Disaster Recovery

• Ensuring high availability with replication
• Disaster recovery strategies
• Handling failover and data recovery

Best Practices and Advanced Topics

• Best practices for Kafka topic administration
• Advanced topic management techniques
• Use case-specific considerations
• Future trends and developments in Kafka topic administration

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps