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Exercise: Apache Kafka (Bonus)

Apache Kafka can be deployed to both on-premise and cloud environments which makes it an interesting player in the enterprise data space. There are two exercises that you can explore:

  • Apache Kafka Tutorial - play with Kafka locally on your computer using a docker image
  • Kafka on Confluent Cloud - play with Kafka on Confluent Cloud. NOTE: might incur $$$ charges.

Apache Kafka Tutorial​

Follow the official tutorial. To run this tutorial in a fresh environment, use this this docker container.

Kafka on Confluent Cloud​

Follow the instructions here to get started. NOTE: this might incur charges, make sure that you tear down your cluster after the demo is finished.