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Kafka: Building Reliable Real-Time Event Systems
on-demand course

Kafka: Building Reliable Real-Time Event Systems

with KodeKloud, Raghunandana Sanur
August 2025
Intermediate
4h 13m
English
Packt Publishing
Closed Captioning available in English

Overview

In this 4-hour course, you’ll learn how to build and manage reliable real-time event systems using Apache Kafka. The course covers everything from Kafka’s core concepts to advanced topics like fault tolerance, security, and Kafka Connect, preparing you to implement event-driven systems in production environments.

What I will be able to do after this course
  • Understand the core concepts of event streaming and Apache Kafka
  • Set up and configure a Kafka cluster using Docker and KRaft
  • Scale Kafka topics and partitions for parallelized data processing
  • Implement Kafka producers and consumers to stream real-time data
  • Integrate external systems using Kafka Connect
Course Instructor(s)

KodeKloud, founded by Mumshad Mannambeth, is a leading platform in DevOps and Cloud Computing. With a strong background at Dell EMC, Mumshad specializes in storage automation, cloud deployment, and application modernization. KodeKloud equips learners with the skills to pass certifications and excel in tech roles.

Who is it for?

This course is designed for software developers, data engineers, and systems architects who want to master event streaming with Apache Kafka. It’s ideal for those with a basic understanding of programming and distributed systems looking to build and scale event-driven systems.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781806388578