Confluent Courses

Apache Kafka Architecture - Kafka's Internal Components and How They Work

Comprehensive exploration of Apache Kafka's internal architecture, covering key components, protocols, and advanced features for scalable, real-time event streaming systems.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building Data Pipelines with Apache Kafka and Confluent

Learn to build streaming data pipelines using Apache Kafka® and Confluent. Covers data ingestion, real-time transformation with ksqlDB, and data egress. Hands-on tutorials included for practical experience.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Mesh and Data Domains Tutorials - Data Mesh 101

Comprehensive tutorial on data mesh architecture, covering its principles, implementation, and practical applications in modern data analytics, with hands-on examples using Confluent's platform.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Event Sourcing and Event Storage with Apache Kafka - Event Sourcing 101

Explore event sourcing with Apache Kafka®, covering concepts like CQRS and CDC. Learn advantages of storing data as events, implementation techniques, and hands-on practice with Confluent Cloud.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kafka Streams 101

Learn to build streaming applications with Kafka Streams, covering concepts like streams, tables, joins, time windows, and deployment. Gain hands-on experience in processing data stored in Kafka using this functional Java API.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

KSQLDB & Advanced Stream Processing Tutorials - Inside KSQLDB

Explore ksqlDB's architecture, advanced features, and operations for building real-time applications with Apache Kafka. Learn stateless and stateful operations, joins, fault tolerance, and high availability.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

KSQLDB and Stream Processing Tutorials - KSQLDB 101

Learn to process event streams with ksqlDB's SQL syntax. Filter, transform, and query data streams, understand streams vs tables, use utility functions, and integrate with Kafka Connect. Hands-on exercises included.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Spring Framework and Apache Kafka Tutorials - Spring for Apache Kafka 101

Learn to integrate Spring Boot with Apache Kafka®, covering project setup, message publishing/receiving, topic creation, stream processing, and Confluent Cloud integration through hands-on exercises and demonstrations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kafka Connect Tutorials - Kafka Connect 101

Comprehensive guide to Kafka Connect: learn core concepts, setup, configuration, deployment, troubleshooting, and advanced features for efficient data integration with Apache Kafka.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Apache Kafka Tutorials - Kafka 101

Comprehensive introduction to Apache Kafka®, covering architecture, core concepts, and ecosystem. Includes hands-on examples for practical understanding of this powerful event streaming platform.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Apache Kafka Fundamentals

Learn Apache Kafka® essentials, including its architecture, use cases, and integration. Explore the Confluent Platform and gain practical insights for implementing Kafka in your environment.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

KSQLDB Videos by Confluent

Comprehensive video series on ksqlDB, covering demos, integrations, use cases, installation, core concepts, data manipulation, and production deployment for stream processing with Apache Kafka.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Overview - Monitoring Kafka in Confluent Control Center

Learn to monitor Kafka clusters using Confluent Control Center, covering cluster health, message delivery, performance optimization, and real-world scenarios.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Streams API for Apache Kafka - Produced by Confluent

Learn to build real-time data processing applications using Apache Kafka's Streams API, covering creation, data transformation, and advanced techniques.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Streaming for Impact: APFA's Real-Time Journey with Apache Kafka - Episode 7

Discover how APFA modernized their data systems with Apache Kafka® on Confluent Cloud to handle high-stakes union voting, creating a more reliable and scalable real-time infrastructure that ensured every vote counted.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video