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Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers

By Coursera on Coursera · Data Science

Price

$49

About This Course

Learn the complete lifecycle of real-time data engineering with Apache Kafka and Spark through hands-on projects that mirror production challenges at companies like Netflix, LinkedIn, and Uber. This comprehensive specialization teaches you to design high-availability streaming architectures, optimize Kafka clusters for millions of events per second, implement exactly-once processing semantics, manage schema evolution without downtime, and build real-time dashboards that power instant business decisions. Starting with Kafka performance tuning and progressing through Spark Structured Streaming, CDC pipelines, and production orchestration, you'll gain the skills to architect, implement, and operate enterprise-grade streaming systems. Each course includes practical labs where you'll configure distributed systems, diagnose performance bottlenecks, handle failures gracefully, and deploy pipelines that transform high-velocity data into immediate business value.

Instructor

Real-Time

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Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers costs $49. Check the course page for current pricing and available discounts.

Who teaches Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers?

Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers is taught by Coursera, Coursera.

What skill level is Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers for?

This course is designed for advanced learners.