Here’s a collection of Kafka-related talks, just for you.

Each one has 🍿🎥 a recording, 📔 slides, and 👾 code to go and try out. 

Let’s get started with the foundations - what is Apache Kafka?  🔗

👉 Kafka as a Platform: the Ecosystem from the Ground Up

another introductory talk, going into some of the detail of ksqlDB

➡️ Introduction to ksqlDB

Theory and foundations are useful, but what about seeing the concepts do something… 🔗

▶️ Apache Kafka and ksqlDB in Action: Let’s Build a Streaming Data Pipeline!

Real-life examples 🔗

Here’s a nice example using real data to solve a real problem - is my train late now? What are the routes most likely to be delayed? 

🚂 On Track with Apache Kafka: Building a Streaming Platform solution with Rail Data

Moving from 🚆to 🚗, let’s take another real data feed and build some realtime location-based notifications 📟

🤖 Building a Telegram bot with Go, Apache Kafka, and ksqlDB

Integration and data pipelines 🔗

Integration between Kafka and other systems? Kafka Connect has you covered ⚡

⏱️ Kafka Connect in 60 seconds

🦸‍ From Zero to Hero with Kafka Connect

🧞 No More Silos: How to Integrate Your Databases with Apache Kafka and CDC

The question that always comes up when we talk about integration - how to get data from Oracle into Apache Kafka?

ℹ️ Integrating Oracle and Kafka

Architecture 🔗

A change of pace from the hands-on, and instead some architectural consideration and thoughts.

🏛 The Changing Face of ETL: Event-Driven Architectures for Data Engineers

For more great Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform content subscribe to these Youtube channels 👍 🔗

🎥 Robin Moffatt

🎥 Viktor Gamov

🎥 Confluent