Apache Kafka – Solution Design (KAFKA1)

Databases, Data Analytics

This course thoroughly explores core concepts of Apache Kafka, helping participants understand the ecosystem components and evaluate the advantages and trade-offs of using Kafka for specific projects through focused explanations and practical context.

Through hands-on lessons and real-world examples you will learn to design scalable solutions, plan end-to-end system design, and apply performance and security best practices while gaining confidence to manage complex data integration challenges with Apache Kafka.

Location, current course term

Praha + online (volitelně)	4/20/2026 - 4/21/2026 CZECH Order 5/28/2026 - 5/29/2026 ENGLISH Order
Custom	Customized Training (date, location, content, duration)

The course:

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• Core concepts of Apache Kafka
1. Understanding distributed messaging systems
2. Working with topics, partitions and messages
3. Kafka cluster structure

• Kafka clients
1. Producers: sending messages, acknowledgement strategies, delivery guarantees
2. Consumers: receiving messages, offset concepts

• Kafka as a state store
1. Log compaction principles
2. Purpose and behavior of compacted topics

• Kafka in the real world
1. Use cases and anti-use-cases
2. Kafka versus competitors
3. Cloud deployment options

• Working with data types
1. Using a schema registry
2. Schema registry architecture
3. Schema evolution and compatibility rules

• Advanced Apache Kafka concepts
1. Delivery guarantees in detail
2. Idempotence and transactions
3. Performance tuning
4. Multi-cluster setups

• System-level data integration
1. Using Kafka Connect
2. Change Data Capture (CDC)

• Data transformation
1. Building data pipelines
2. Using Kafka Streams
3. Using ksqlDB

Assumed knowledge:

Basic knowledge of programming and messaging systems is recommended.

Schedule:

2 days (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM )

Course price:

872.00 € (1 055.12 € incl. 21% VAT)

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