Kafka in Action

Master the wickedfast Apache Kafka streaming platform through handson examples and realworld projects.In Kafka in Action you will learn:Understanding Apache Kafka conceptsSetting up and executing basic ETL tasks using Kafka ConnectUsing Kafka as part of a large data project teamPerforming administrative tasksProducing and consuming event streamsWorking with Kafka from Java applicationsImplementing Kafka as a message queueKafka in Action is a fastpaced introduction to every aspect of working with Apache Kafka. Starting with an overview of Kafkas core concepts, youll immediately learn how to set up and execute basic data movement tasks and how to produce and consume streams of events. Advancing quickly, youll soon be ready to use Kafka in your daytoday workflow, and start digging into even more advanced Kafka topics.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the technologyThink of Apache Kafka as a high performance software bus that facilitates event streaming, logging, analytics, and other data pipeline tasks. With Kafka, you can easily build features like operational data monitoring and largescale event processing into both large and smallscale applications.About the bookKafka in Action introduces the core features of Kafka, along with relevant examples of how to use it in real applications. In it, youll explore the most common use cases such as logging and managing streaming data. When youre done, youll be ready to handle both basic developer and adminbased tasks in a Kafkafocused team.Whats insideKafka as an event streaming platformKafka producers and consumers from Java applicationsKafka as part of a large data projectAbout the readerFor intermediate Java developers or data engineers. No prior knowledge of Kafka required.About the authorDylan Scott is a software developer in the insurance industry. Viktor Gamov is a Kafkafocused developer advocate. At Confluent, Dave Klein helps developers, teams, and enterprises harness the power of event streaming with Apache Kafka.Table of ContentsPART 1 GETTING STARTED1 Introduction to Kafka2 Getting to know KafkaPART 2 APPLYING KAFK3 Designing a Kafka project4 Producers: Sourcing data5 Consumers: Unlocking data6 Brokers7 Topics and partitions8 Kafka storage9 Management: Tools and loggingPART 3 GOING FURTHER10 Protecting Kafka11 Schema registry12 Stream processing with Kafka Streams and ksqlDB