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Apache Kafka for Cloud Engineers

Master Apache Kafka from architecture fundamentals through production operations on AWS MSK and Confluent Cloud. Learn to build real-time data pipelines, design event-driven microservices, and operate Kafka clusters at scale using the tools cloud engineers use every day.

4.70/5.0
10 hours
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Updated May 2026
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By Marcus Reid

What You'll Learn

Explain Kafka architecture including brokers, topics, partitions, producers, and consumers
Implement Kafka producers and consumers using the CLI and Python client library
Build stateful stream processing pipelines using Kafka Streams and ksqlDB
Deploy and manage Kafka clusters on AWS MSK and Confluent Cloud
Secure Kafka with TLS encryption and SASL authentication
Monitor Kafka cluster health using JMX, Prometheus, and Grafana

Prerequisites

  • Linux command line proficiency
  • Basic Python or Java programming
  • Familiarity with Docker and containers
  • Understanding of microservices architecture concepts

About the Instructor

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Marcus Reid

Expert instructor with hands-on industry experience in Databases.

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LevelIntermediate
Duration10 hours
Lessons
Students0
Rating4.70 / 5.0

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  • AI-powered explanations
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