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$1,790USD
Duration 2 days
Course Code FLINKCPG
Available Formats Classroom

Overview

Course Description

This two-day course provides comprehensive training on real-time stream processing using Flink SQL on Confluent Platform. Hands-on labs deliver practical experience with dynamic tables, watermarks, and event-time windowing. Participants learn to analyze live data streams using complex real-time aggregations and joins.

Skills Gained

Course Objectives

During this hands-on course you will learn to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of Apache Flink and its role in stream processing
  • Write and execute Flink SQL queries on Confluent Platform
  • Differentiate between streaming and batch processing
  • Work with dynamic tables and understand stream-table duality
  • Manage time attributes, watermarks, and windows for event-time processing
  • Perform complex windowed aggregations in real-time with Flink SQL
  • Join, enrich, and correlate data across multiple streaming sources

 

Hands-on Training

Throughout the course, hands-on exercises reinforce the topics being discussed. Exercises include:

  • Setting up a Flink SQL lab environment on Confluent Platform (Kubernetes + CFK + CMF)
  • Working with Flink in Confluent Platform using the Flink SQL CLI and Control Center
  • Creating dynamic tables and comparing change log modes
  • Implementing watermarks and time windows
  • Performing aggregations in a practical use case
  • Exploring joins (regular, interval, temporal, windowed)

Who Can Benefit

This course is designed for SQL practitioners who want to extend their skills to stream processing using Flink SQL on Confluent Platform. It is ideal for data engineers, analysts, and developers who are familiar with SQL and need to apply it to real-time data streams.

Prerequisites

This course is recommended for participants who have familiarity with SQL syntax and operations and have a basic understanding of Kafka (topics & partitions) and stream processing. Participants are required to provide a laptop computer with unobstructed internet access to fully participate in the class.

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Course Details

Course Details

Module 01: Introduction to Flink 

  • Lab 01: Setting up the Lab Environment
  • Origin of Stream Processing
  • What is Apache Flink-
  • Apache Flink's APIs
  • Flink Job & Topology

Module 02: Getting Started with Flink SQL

  • Lab 02: Working with Flink in Confluent Platform
  • Why Flink SQL for Stream Processing-
  • Flink SQL Syntax
  • Stream vs. Batch Processing
  • Stateless & Stateful Operators
  • Flink SQL on Confluent Platform

Module 03: Working with Dynamic Tables

  • Lab 03: Working with Dynamic Tables
  • Traditional SQL vs. Streaming SQL
  • Stream-Table Duality
  • Dynamic Table Creation
  • Table Configuration & Patterns
  • Column Types
  • Processing Schema-less Events
  • Scan Modes

Module 04: Time & Windows

  • Lab 04: Using Watermarks and Windows
  • Event Time vs. Processing Time
  • Time Attributes vs. Timestamps
  • Watermarks
  • Windows
  • Time Functions & Data Types

Module 05: Aggregations

  • Lab 05: Using Aggregations in a Practical Use Case
  • Overview
  • GROUP BY vs. OVER
  • Aggregate Functions
  • Special Aggregation Queries
  • Additional Aggregation Options
  • Aggregations: Important Considerations

Module 06: Joins

  • Lab 06: Exploring various types of Joins
  • Introduction to Joins
  • Regular Joins
  • Optimized Joins
  • Window Joins
  • Other types of Joins

Schedule

Upcoming Course Dates

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, contact us with the form below.

Contact Information

FAQ

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

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Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.

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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.

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Reviews

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Topics, material and specially instructor (Graham Godfrey) was beyond my expectations.

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