# Structured Streaming Kafka to Delta Live Table Day1 Lecture

> In this lecture, Zach dives into the world of real-time data processing, focusing on the velocity problem and how technologies like Kafka, Iceberg, and Delta Lake fit into the picture. He explores the Kafka producer and consumer APIs, and shares insights on when to choose streaming over batch proce…

- Web page: https://www.dataexpert.io/lesson/structuredstreamingkafkatodeltalivetableday1lecture-feb26-p736-l2029
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- Module: Week 4: Structured Streaming with Spark & Kafka
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- Length: 59 min video
- Skills: ETL/ELT, Apache Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, Postgres, Kafka
- Academy: DataExpert.io Academy

## About this lesson

In this lecture, Zach dives into the world of real-time data processing, focusing on the velocity problem and how technologies like Kafka, Iceberg, and Delta Lake fit into the picture. He explores the Kafka producer and consumer APIs, and shares insights on when to choose streaming over batch processing. He also highlights the advantages of Delta Live Table for making streaming pipelines more accessible.

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