# Kafka Fundamentals, consumer APIs with Confluent (Day 1 Lab)

> In this lab, Zach demonstrates how to process data from Kafka using Confluent. He explains the setup of Kafka queues, struct types, and data frames. He showcases batch processing and discuss the transition to streaming data. Students are encouraged to explore different processing strategies and und…

- Web page: https://www.dataexpert.io/lesson/flink-streaming-day-1-lab-v4
- Program: [Data Engineering Mastery Course](https://www.dataexpert.io/program/data-engineering-mastery-course)
- Module: Week 5: Kafka-Flink Streaming Pipelines
- Access: Requires enrollment in Data Engineering Mastery Course
- Length: 38 min video
- Skills: ETL/ELT, Apache Spark, Kafka
- Academy: DataExpert.io Academy

## About this lesson

In this lab, Zach demonstrates how to process data from Kafka using Confluent. He explains the setup of Kafka queues, struct types, and data frames. He showcases batch processing and discuss the transition to streaming data. Students are encouraged to explore different processing strategies and understand the importance of real-time data handling. [Recorded on June 5th, 2024]

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