A good way to get started using Hortonworks DataFlow (HDF) with Streaming Analytics Manager and Schema Registry is to imagine a real life use case, and to learn about the common HDF stream processing tasks and concepts through this use case. This guide sets up a fictional use case, and walks you through the deployment and common tasks you would perform while engaging in many of HDF's stream processing use cases.

Use this guide as a tutorial to get you started with SAM and Schema Registry. All the resources required to complete the tasks are provided in line.