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Online Talk

Getting Started with Apache Kafka® and Real-Time Data Streaming

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

AMER: 10am PDT | EMEA: 10am CEST | APAC: 9am IST / 11:30am SGT

Exploring Apache Kafka® and the Data Streaming Platform it supports.

Topic 1 – Exploring Kafka’s Architecture and Use Cases
Topic 2 – Kafka as the Foundation of the Data Streaming Platform

Apache Kafka is the foundation of modern data and application architectures, making real-time data available to applications that need it. Data streaming helps businesses deliver more responsive applications and internal analytics, employ modern application architectures, and connect systems across the organization. Use cases range from stock trading and fraud detection to transportation, data integration, real-time analytics, and plenty more.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How companies are using data streaming to transform their business
  • How Kafka applies to a wide range of use cases
  • Other key technologies that join with Kafka to form Confluent’s Data Streaming Platform