Creating Custom Channels for Change Data Capture (CDC)

In modern data-driven architectures, capturing database changes in real time is essential for keeping downstream systems in sync. This text-based course teaches you how to design and configure custom channels for Change Data Capture (CDC) events, enabling seamless data flow across your infrastructure.\n\nYou will transition from understanding basic database operations to building robust, modern event streams. By learning the foundational principles of CDC, event routing, and schema evolution, you will be able to construct reliable pipelines that capture data modifications as they happen.\n\nWhat you'll learn:\n- Understand the core concepts of Change Data Capture (CDC) and event-driven architectures.\n- Configure custom channels to isolate, filter, and route specific database change events.\n- Apply schema management principles to ensure downstream compatibility during database updates.\n- Implement security best practices to protect sensitive data within your event payloads.\n- Design error-handling and retry strategies for resilient event delivery.\n\nThe course begins with essential terminology and foundational definitions of data streaming before guiding you through the step-by-step setup of custom event channels. You will learn how to structure payloads, manage metadata, and verify event delivery using clear, written explanations and structured code snippets.\n\nThis course is designed for beginner data engineers, database administrators, and backend developers looking to understand real-time data integration. No prior experience with event streaming is required.\n\nStart reading today to master the fundamentals of real-time event routing and change data capture.