Apache Kafka Series • 2025 Edition

Apache Kafka Series on Azure: Administration & Security, End-to-End

Two expert-led tracks that combine reusable Terraform labs, production operations, and enterprise security hardening. Build the lab once, reuse it for both journeys, and deliver audit-ready Kafka clusters on Azure.

Why Teams Choose This Series

Designed for Production Kafka on Azure

DevOps, platform, and security teams gain the labs, automation assets, and governance practices needed to launch, operate, and secure Kafka in regulated Azure environments.

Reusable Azure Lab

Provision a Terraform-based Azure environment once—three Kafka brokers, three ZooKeeper nodes, and a utility host—and reuse it across both tracks.

Production Playbooks

Download runbooks, automation scripts, monitoring dashboards, and troubleshooting drills that mirror production-ready operations.

Enterprise Security

Implement TLS, SASL/PLAIN, SASL/SCRAM, Kerberos, mTLS, ACLs, and ZooKeeper hardening to satisfy security, compliance, and audit stakeholders.

Verified Artifacts

Ship certificate inventories, Terraform plans, ACL matrices, and verification scripts that accelerate stakeholder approvals.

Two Complementary Tracks

Choose Your Path or Bundle Both Courses

Start with administration fundamentals, then layer on enterprise security—or bundle both to accelerate team enablement across infrastructure, operations, and compliance.

15–22 hours • 8 modules

Apache Kafka Series: Master Kafka Administration with Monitoring on Azure Platform 2025

Infrastructure as CodeOperations & ScalingObservability

Deploy, configure, monitor, and scale Kafka on Azure with Terraform automation, observability tooling, and operations playbooks.

Manual and automated installation paths for Kafka 3.6.0 and ZooKeeper 3.8.4
Terraform-first infrastructure with reusable scripts and scaling workflows
Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, and exporters plus AKHQ, CMAK, ZooNavigator

20–24 hours • 9 modules

Apache Kafka Series: Complete Kafka Security on Azure with TLS, Kerberos, ACLs 2025

Security & ComplianceGovernanceAutomation

Harden Kafka with TLS, SASL, Kerberos, ACLs, ZooKeeper security, and governance artifacts using the same lab you built in the admin track.

Internal CA, certificate automation, and TLS for brokers, clients, and ZooKeeper
SASL/PLAIN, SASL/SCRAM, Kerberos (SASL/GSSAPI), and mTLS multi-listener designs
ACL governance, auditing commands, Azure Key Vault integration, rotation playbooks

Shared Lab Architecture

Build Once, Reuse Everywhere

Both tracks share the same Azure topology: brokers, ZooKeeper ensemble, and utility node with observability, automation, CA, and Kerberos services. Provision it in Module 2 of each course and reuse it for every lab.

Azure Resource Group with VNet (10.0.0.0/16) and dedicated subnet (10.0.1.0/24)
Kafka brokers on Standard_B2s VMs with JMX and Node Exporters enabled
ZooKeeper ensemble on Standard_B1s VMs with quorum ports, metrics endpoints, and Node Exporters
Utility node hosting Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Blackbox Exporter, AKHQ, CMAK, ZooNavigator, CA, Kerberos tooling

Included with Enrollment

Downloadable Resources

Kafka Architecture Cheat Sheet

Printable reference for architecture reviews and on-call rotations.

Security Planning Checklist

Pre-deployment readiness guide covering TLS, SASL, ACLs, and DNS planning.

Monitoring Stack Diagram & Grafana Tour

Visual blueprint of Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, and exporters.

Access resources, updates, and bonus labs anytime at learn.aiopsone.com.

Outcomes & Deliverables

What You Take Back to Work

✅ Terraform projects, automation scripts, and install guides for Kafka on Azure
✅ Grafana dashboards, Alertmanager policies, and runbooks for incident response
✅ Certificate inventories, ACL matrices, Kerberos configs, and audit evidence packets
✅ Two completion certificates with lifetime course updates and lab access

Investment & Budget

Plan Azure Spend for Labs and Production

Development lab: ≈ $85–100/month across brokers, ZooKeeper nodes, utility host, storage, and networking.
Production guidance: $300–500/month with premium disks, larger SKUs, backup/DR, and multi-region readiness.
Plan for certificate rotation automation, Key Vault integration, and compliance-driven retention policies.

Learning Path

Accelerate Your Kafka Journey

Move from Terraform deployment to compliance-ready security with a structured, two-track roadmap tailored for Azure.

Start with the Administration Track: plan, deploy, install, operate, and automate Kafka on Azure.

Layer the Security Track: reuse the lab to enforce TLS, SASL, Kerberos, ACLs, ZooKeeper security, and governance.

Bundle both: fast-track DevOps, security, and compliance teams to production-ready Kafka operations on Azure.

Ready to Get Started?

Build and Secure Kafka on Azure with Confidence

Enroll in the track that meets your immediate goals or bundle both for a complete administration and security journey.