Course Outline
Introduction to Apache Airflow
- What is workflow orchestration
- Key features and benefits of Apache Airflow
- Airflow 2.x improvements and ecosystem overview
Architecture and Core Concepts
- Scheduler, web server, and worker processes
- DAGs, tasks, and operators
- Executors and backends (Local, Celery, Kubernetes)
Installation and Setup
- Installing Airflow in local and cloud environments
- Configuring Airflow with different executors
- Setting up metadata databases and connections
Navigating the Airflow UI and CLI
- Exploring the Airflow web interface
- Monitoring DAG runs, tasks, and logs
- Using the Airflow CLI for administration
Authoring and Managing DAGs
- Creating DAGs with the TaskFlow API
- Using operators, sensors, and hooks
- Managing dependencies and scheduling intervals
Integrating Airflow with Data and Cloud Services
- Connecting to databases, APIs, and message queues
- Running ETL pipelines with Airflow
- Cloud integrations: AWS, GCP, Azure operators
Monitoring and Observability
- Task logs and real-time monitoring
- Metrics with Prometheus and Grafana
- Alerting and notifications with email or Slack
Securing Apache Airflow
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Authentication with LDAP, OAuth, and SSO
- Secrets management with Vault and cloud secret stores
Scaling Apache Airflow
- Parallelism, concurrency, and task queues
- Using CeleryExecutor and KubernetesExecutor
- Deploying Airflow on Kubernetes with Helm
Best Practices for Production
- Version control and CI/CD for DAGs
- Testing and debugging DAGs
- Maintaining reliability and performance at scale
Troubleshooting and Optimization
- Debugging failed DAGs and tasks
- Optimizing DAG performance
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Experience with Python programming
- Familiarity with data engineering or DevOps concepts
- Understanding of ETL or workflow orchestration
Audience
- Data scientists
- Data engineers
- DevOps and infrastructure engineers
- Software developers
Testimonials (7)
The training was spot on. Very useful theory and exercices.
Vladimir - PUBLIC COURSE
Course - Apache Airflow
The training was spot on in all aspects. Usefull theoretical aspects and exercises.
Vladimir - PUBLIC COURSE
Course - Apache Airflow
The training was spot on in all aspects. Usefull theoretical aspects and exercises.
Vladimir - PUBLIC COURSE
Course - Apache Airflow
The training was spot on in all aspects. Usefull theoretical aspects and exercises.
Vladimir - PUBLIC COURSE
Course - Apache Airflow
The training was spot on in all aspects. Usefull theoretical aspects and exercises.
Vladimir - PUBLIC COURSE
Course - Apache Airflow
The training was spot on in all aspects. Usefull theoretical aspects and exercises.
Vladimir - PUBLIC COURSE
Course - Apache Airflow
The training was spot on in all aspects. Usefull theoretical aspects and exercises.