Cloudera Streaming Analytics: Using Apache Flink and SQL Stream Builder on CDP Course Overview

The "Cloudera Streaming Analytics: Using Apache Flink and SQL Stream Builder on CDP" course is designed to equip learners with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to implement real-time streaming analytics using Apache Flink within the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). The course begins with an introduction to Apache Flink and stream processing, outlining typical use cases and related products. It then guides students through service deployment, including planning, installation, and utilizing the Flink Dashboard.

As learners progress, they delve into the foundations of Flink, understanding its architecture, and mastering data stream processing with the DataStream API. The course emphasizes the development of stateful stream processing applications, the role of event time processing, and the use of watermarks and windows. Additionally, it introduces the Cloudera SQL Stream Builder, making it easy to build streaming SQL applications.

In later modules, students learn about the Flink SQL and Table API, integrations, and the importance of monitoring metrics and managing resource configurations. Through practical exercises, participants gain hands-on experience building, deploying, and monitoring streaming applications. This course prepares learners to harness the power of streaming data, a crucial skill for data engineers and analysts in today's fast-paced data-driven world.