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Streaming API Development and Documentation

In this course you will grow your expertise in the components of streaming data systems, and build a real time analytics application. Specifically, you will be able to identify components of Spark Streaming (architecture and API), build a continuous application with Structured Streaming, consume and process data from Apache Kafka with Spark Structured Streaming (including setting up and running a Spark Cluster), create a DataFrame as an aggregation of source DataFrames, sink a composite DataFrame to Kafka, and visually inspect a data sink for accuracy.

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  • Advanced
  • 12 hours
  • Updated: Apr 30, 2026

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Skills you'll learn

5 skills

  • JSON
  • Kafka basics
  • Kafka connect
  • Base64
  • Apache Spark

Prerequisites

3 prerequisites

Prior to enrolling, you should have the following knowledge:

  • Intermediate Python
  • Intermediate SQL
  • ETL

You will also need to be able to communicate fluently and professionally in written and spoken English.

Course Outline

  • 5 lessons
  • 1 project

Program Instructors

1 instructor

Unlike typical professors, our instructors come from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and have demonstrated leadership and expertise in their professions:

Sean Murdock

Professor at Brigham Young University Idaho

Sean Murdock

Professor at Brigham Young University Idaho

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