Introduction to Setting Data in Motion with Confluent Cloud

This course is ideal for Data Engineers, Cloud/DevOps Engineers, Application Developers, and Data Architects looking to quickly master building, securing, and automating real-time streaming infrastructure on Confluent Cloud.

After this course, participants will be able to: 

• Apply best practices when designing their Confluent Cloud Organization.
• Set appropriate security configurations to their User and Service accounts using API Keys, RBAC, and ACLs. 
• Use Confluent CLI and APIs to perform common operations. 
• Manage Confluent Cloud components such as Schema Registry, Connectors, Kafka clusters and Environments. 
• Perform stream processing in Confluent Cloud with Flink SQL. 
• Automate the infrastructure deployment in Confluent Cloud using Terraform.

Module 1: Introduction to Confluent Cloud

• Confluent Cloud - Fully Managed Service for Apache® Kafka
• Confluent Cloud Organization
• Confluent Cloud Accounts
• Lab Module 1: Introduction to Confluent Cloud

Module 2: Access Confluent Cloud

• Confluent Cloud Console
• Confluent CLI
• Confluent Cloud APIs
• Kafka Clients
• Confluent Cloud Security
• Lab Module 2: Accessing Confluent Cloud

Module 3: Confluent Cloud Components

• Schema Registry Fundamentals
• Connect Fundamentals
• Flink SQL Fundamentals Lab Module
• Lab Module 3: Working with Flink SQL, Connectors and Schemas

Module 4: Automate, Deploy, and Manage in Confluent Cloud

• Terraform and Confluent Cloud Provider
• Lab Module 4: Automation with Terraform

This is a basic level course and requires no or little prior working knowledge of Confluent Cloud. 

None

None recommended

• Official course book provided to participants