Who is this for?
This is an advanced topic for developers looking to migrate their Apache Kafka workloads from x86_64 to Arm-based platforms, specifically on Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 (arm64) virtual machines.
What will you learn?
Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:
- Provision an Azure Arm64 virtual machine using Azure console, with Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS as the base image
- Deploy Kafka on an Ubuntu virtual machine
- Perform Kafka baseline testing and benchmarking on Arm64 virtual machines
Prerequisites
Before starting, you will need the following:
- A
Microsoft Azure
account with access to Cobalt 100 based instances (Dpsv6)
- Basic understanding of Linux command line
- Familiarity with the
Apache Kafka architecture
and deployment practices on Arm64 platforms