Confluent Courses

Rethinking Apache Kafka Security and Account Management - Centralized Identity Management

Explore centralized identity management for Apache Kafka, focusing on OAuth integration, security enhancements, and best practices for seamless access control across cloud and on-premises environments.

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

Streaming vs. Batch Processing: The Future of Data Architecture

Explore the future of data processing with industry experts as they debate streaming vs. batch, adoption challenges, and best practices for real-time data architecture.

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

Real-Time Threat Detection Using Machine Learning and Apache Kafka

Explore real-time threat detection using machine learning, Apache Kafka, and ksqlDB. Learn about ZIEM, a network mapping and intrusion detection platform that generates instant network diagrams for quick anomaly detection.

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

Improving Apache Kafka Scalability and Elasticity with Tiered Storage

Explore tiered storage in Apache Kafka for improved scalability and elasticity. Learn implementation, benefits, and impact on performance from a Confluent engineer.

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

Decoupling with Event-Driven Architecture: Implementing Data Mesh Using Galapagos

Explore event-driven architecture with Galapagos, an open-source tool for Apache Kafka. Learn how to decouple teams, improve data management, and enhance business communication through event-driven thinking.

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

Running Apache Kafka in Production - 6 Key Recommendations

Discover essential recommendations for optimizing Apache Kafka in production environments, covering operational aspects, serialization, architecture, and advanced features for efficient data streaming.

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

Building a Real-Time AI Data Platform with Apache Kafka

Explore building a real-time AI data platform using Apache Kafka, focusing on migrating from batch to stream processing without stateful components. Learn about Forecasty.ai's journey and innovative solutions.

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

Optimizing Apache JVMs for Apache Kafka Performance

Optimize Apache JVMs for Apache Kafka performance. Learn about JVM internals, garbage collection, JIT compilation, and cloud-native compilers to enhance real-time data pipelines and reduce costs.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Apache Kafka: Past, Present, and Future - Keynote

Explore Apache Kafka's evolution, community impact, and future developments. Gain insights from industry leaders on Kafka's applications and upcoming features like KRaft.

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

Application Data Streaming with Apache Kafka and Swim

Explore real-time data streaming with Apache Kafka and Swim. Learn about stateful business logic, stream processing, and creating dynamic UIs for actionable insights from distributed data sources.

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

Is Flink SQL a Database? Understanding Apache Flink SQL

Explore Apache Flink SQL's unique approach to stream processing, adapting database concepts like queries and materialized views for real-time data analysis and processing.

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

Shift Left: Rethinking Data Management with Streams and Tables

Rethink data circulation using DataStreams and Change Data Capture. Learn to shift data preparation to creation point, building fresh datasets as streams for operational use or Apache Iceberg tables for analytics.

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

Understanding Data Streaming Platforms: Components and Evolution

Explore the six key components of a Data Streaming Platform, from Apache Kafka to Tableflow, and learn how they work together to provide a complete solution for unified end-to-end data streaming across your organization.

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

Resolving Issues with Python Kafka Producers - Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Leverage native monitoring capabilities of Python Kafka producers and Confluent Cloud's Metrics API. Explore linger.ms effects on latency and batch sizes. Troubleshoot using Python logging and enterprise monitoring infrastructure.

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

What is a Headless Data Architecture? - Understanding the Modular Approach to Data Management

Explore headless data architecture: decouple computation from storage, enable modular ecosystems, and streamline data processing for real-time and analytical use cases.

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