Apache Kafka Fundamentals
In the two-day fundamentals training, you will learn Kafka so well that you can use it successfully in your company right after. Our varied program with numerous practical exercises teaches Kafka with ease, ensures lasting learning effects and confidence using Kafka, and strengthens team cohesion.
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Your team wants to get started with Kafka but doesn't know where to begin?
Learn the fundamentals step by step and gain confidence in using Kafka from day one.
You've heard about Kafka but wonder if it's right for your use case?
Discover Kafka’s core concepts and understand when and how to use it effectively.
You want to avoid common Kafka pitfalls from the start?
Learn best practices and proven patterns to build reliable Kafka-based systems.
Course Offer
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Introduction training: Learn Kafka’s potential step by step.
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Confidence in use: Also suitable for companies already using Kafka.
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Perfect mix of theory & practice: 60% knowledge transfer + 40% hands-on exercises and experimentation.
In the two-day fundamentals training, you will learn Kafka so well that you can use it successfully in your company right after. Our varied program with numerous practical exercises teaches Kafka with ease, ensures lasting learning effects and confidence using Kafka, and strengthens team cohesion.
Course Overview
Day 1: Hello Kafka
We discover Kafka and learn how to use it successfully. We’ll cover the essentials so participants can use Kafka productively right after the training.
Focus
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Why Kafka? Motivation for Kafka and common usage scenarios.
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What do we transport with Kafka? Types of messages and topics.
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What does Kafka offer as a distributed log? Logs, distributed systems, Kafka components, Kafka as a streaming platform.
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How does Kafka achieve its performance? Partitions and consumer groups.
Day 2: Understand and use Kafka
Building on the knowledge from day one, we deepen our understanding and experience with Kafka. We learn and understand how Kafka truly achieves reliability and scalability, and how we can optimize our Kafka cluster.
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What happens in the clients and on the brokers? Producing and consuming messages.
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How does replication work? Persisting messages; understanding data and file structures.
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How can we delete redundant data? Cleaning up messages; log retention and compaction.
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Insight into the Kafka ecosystem. Connecting with external systems such as databases and cloud systems via Kafka Connect.
Upcoming Dates
Apache Kafka Fundamentals
October, 09 - 10, 2025
In the two-day fundamentals training, you will learn Kafka so well that you can use it successfully in your company right after. Our varied program with numerous practical exercises teaches Kafka with ease, ensures lasting learning effects and confidence using Kafka, and strengthens team cohesion.
Online per TeamsApache Kafka Fundamentals
Flexible
In the two-day fundamentals training, you will learn Kafka so well that you can use it successfully in your company right after. Our varied program with numerous practical exercises teaches Kafka with ease, ensures lasting learning effects and confidence using Kafka, and strengthens team cohesion.
Online or On-siteOur philosophy
Joy instead of slides
With Power instead of Power Point, real knowledge is gained
Sustainable learning effects
We teach practically and interactively
Certified expertise
Passion and thorough qualifications are our basis
Excellent teams
We foster team-internal self-esteem and thus their success
Real focus
Maximum learning success through intensive work in small groups
Vendor-independent
We offer neutral expertise, free from vendor lock-in
Flexible on-site
No matter if remote or in the company
Understandable
German or English - you decide
References & Feedback
About the Trainer
Anatoly Zelenin
Anatoly Zelenin is the author of the Apache Kafka in Action book and a recognized Apache Kafka expert in the DACH region. With his interactive, practice-oriented trainings, he helps companies unlock the full potential of their real-time data. As the founder of DataFlow Academy, he specializes in tailored training and consulting offers for real-time data technologies and supports both medium-sized enterprises and DAX-listed corporations in successfully implementing streaming architectures.
Course Format and Requirements
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Working with Linux (shell, editor, file permissions)
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Basic programming knowledge (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.)
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Maximum ten participants
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Online via Teams or 2 days on-site at your location
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Modern browser
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Working microphone and webcam
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