Kafka - The beginning

Getting started with Apache Kafka 

• Enterprise Challenges with Data
• Messaging Limitations and Challenges
• Linkedin's search for a Better solution
• Apache Kafka as a viable solution

Getting to know Apache Kafka's Architecture

• Apache Kafka as a Messaging System
• The Apache Kafka Cluster
• Principles of Distributed Systems
• Reliable Work Distribution
• Distributed Consensus with Apache Zookeeper

Understanding  Topics, Partitions, and Brokers

• Apache Kafka Setup Demo
• Apache Kafka Topics in Detail
• The Consumer Offset and Message Retention Policy
• Demo  :  Starting Apache Kafka and Producing and Consuming Messages
• Apache Kafka as a Distributed Commit Log
• Apache Kafka Partitions in Detail
• Distributed Partition Management in Apache Kafka
• Achieving Reliability with apache Kafka Replication
• Demo :  Fault-tolerance and Resiliency in Apache Kafka

Introduction and Setting up an Apache Kafka Development Environment

• Basics of Creating an Apache Kafka Producer
• Creating and Preparing Apache Kafka Producer Records
• Apache Kafka Producer Record Properties
• The Process of Sending Messages, Part One
• The Process of Sending Messages, Part Two
• Message Buffering and Micro-batching
• Message Delivery and Ordering Guarantees
• Demo: Creating and Running an Apache Kafka Producer Application in Java
• Advanced Topics

Consuming Messages with Kafka Consumers and  Consumer Groups

• What's Apache Kafka Consumer Overview
• Subscribing and Unsubscribing to Topics
• Comparing Subscribe and Assign APIs
• Single Consumer Subscriptions and Assignments.
• The Poll Loop
• Demo:  Simple Kafka Consumer
• Walkthrough:  Consumer Polling
• Walkthrough :  Message Processing
• The Consumer Offset in Detail
• Offset Behavior and Management
• CommitSync and CommitAsync for Manual Offset Management
• When to Manager Your Own Offsets Altogether
• Scaling out with Consumer Groups
• Consumer Group Coordinator
• Demo :  Consumer Groups
• Configuration and Advanced Topics

What next  -  Exploring the Kafka Ecosystem -

• Apache Kafka's success and Challenges
• Challenges and Solutions for Data Governance
• Challenges and Solutions for Consistency and Productivity
• Challenges and Solutions for Fast Data
• Apache Kafka's Ecosystem and Summary