Introduction to Apache Kafka

• Overview of Apache Kafka and its role in distributed streaming
• Understanding Kafka's architecture and key concepts
• Use cases and benefits of using Kafka

Kafka Core Concepts

• Topics, partitions, and offsets in Kafka
• Producers, consumers, and brokers
• Kafka message format (key-value pairs)

Kafka Installation and Configuration

• Setting up a Kafka cluster
• Configuring Kafka brokers, topics, and partitions
• Security considerations and authentication

Kafka Producer

• Writing and configuring Kafka producers
• Sending messages to Kafka topics
• Understanding message acknowledgments and reliability

Kafka Consumer

• Writing and configuring Kafka consumers
• Consuming messages from Kafka topics
• Handling message offsets and partitions

Kafka Connect

• Introduction to Kafka Connect and its role in data integration
• Using Kafka Connect for importing and exporting data
• Connectors and working with different data sources/sinks

Kafka Streams

• Overview of Kafka Streams for real-time stream processing
• Writing stream processing applications with Kafka Streams
• Stateful and stateless operations in Kafka Streams

Kafka Security and Authentication

• Configuring SSL/TLS encryption in Kafka
• Authentication and authorization in Kafka
• Securing Kafka clusters and topics

Kafka Monitoring and Operations

• Monitoring Kafka cluster health and performance
• Handling common operational tasks (rebalancing, scaling, etc.)
• Understanding Kafka logs and monitoring tools

Kafka High Availability and Replication

• Configuring Kafka replication for fault tolerance
• Handling failover and ensuring data consistency
• Managing Kafka cluster and topic replication

Kafka Performance Optimization

• Performance tuning techniques for Kafka
• Optimizing Kafka producer and consumer configurations
• Scaling Kafka clusters for high throughput

Kafka Ecosystem and Integration

• Integration of Kafka with other systems (Apache Spark, Elasticsearch, etc.)
• Building data pipelines using Kafka and other tools
• Exploring Kafka ecosystem components (Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, etc.)

Real-world Kafka Use Cases

• Use case scenarios for Kafka in various industries
• Implementing real-time data streaming architectures
• Design patterns and best practices for using Kafka

Advanced Topics in Kafka

• Exactly-once processing semantics in Kafka
• Custom partitioning and offset management
• Confluent Schema Registry and Avro serialization