Apache Kafka

The roadmap for becoming a Data Engineer 

The roadmap for becoming a Data Engineer 

The roadmap for becoming a Data Engineer typically involves mastering various skills and technologies. Here's a step-by-step guide:Step 1: Learn the FundamentalsProgramming Languages: Start with proficiency in languages like Python, SQL, and possibly Scala or Java.Database Knowledge: Understand different database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and their use cases.Data Structures and Algorithms: Gain a solid understanding of fundamental data structures and algorithms.Mathematics and Statistics: Familiarize yourself with concepts like probability, statistics, and linear algebra.Step 2: Acquire Big Data TechnologiesApache Hadoop: Learn the Hadoop ecosystem tools like HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, and Pig for distributed data processing.Apache Spark: Master Spark for data processing,…
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Installing Apache Druid on the Local Machine

Installing Apache Druid on the Local Machine

Apache Druid is a real-time analytics database designed for fast slice-and-dice analytics ("OLAP" queries) on large data sets. Most often, Druid powers use cases where real-time ingestion, fast query performance, and high uptime are important.Druid is commonly used as the database backend for GUIs of analytical applications, or for highly-concurrent APIs that need fast aggregations. Druid works best with event-oriented data.Common application areas for Druid include:Clickstream analytics including web and mobile analyticsNetwork telemetry analytics including network performance monitoringServer metrics storageSupply chain analytics including manufacturing metricsApplication performance metricsDigital marketing/advertising analyticsBusiness intelligence/OLAP Prerequisites You can follow these steps on a relatively modest…
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Installing Single Node Kafka Cluster

Installing Single Node Kafka Cluster

In this tutorial, we will set up a single-node Kafka Cluster and run it using the command line.Step 1) Let’s start getting the Kafka binary, you can download the Kafka binary from the below linkhttps://kafka.apache.org/Step 2) Click on Download button Click on the binary download to get the download started Kafka is download in the Downloaded folder Moving the Kafka download to the Kafka Directory (ie /home/dataengineer/kafka) Step 3) Unzip Kafkatar -xvzf kafka_2.12-3.6.0.tgz Step 4) START THE KAFKA ENVIRONMENTNOTE: Your local environment must have Java 8+ installed.Apache Kafka can be started using ZooKeeperKafka with ZooKeeperRun the following commands in order…
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