Scenario 3: Windows VM in Azure with Confluent Cloud

This scenario sets up ESP in an Azure Windows VM, connecting to Confluent Cloud with Confluent Schema Registry and Azure Blob Storage.

The Windows Virtual Machine (VM) in Azure with Confluent Cloud steps are as follows.

  1. Create a Terraform script to provision:

    1. Windows VM in Azure

    2. Confluent Cloud resources (Kafka cluster, Schema Registry)

    3. Azure Blob Storage account

  2. Run the Terraform script to create the infrastructure.

  3. Install and configure ESP on the Windows VM. Consider using Ansible for this step.

  4. Configure ESP to connect to Confluent Cloud, Schema Registry, and Azure Blob Storage.

  5. Run ESP and verify event streaming.

Additional Resources

Additional resources are as follows.