Standard tier for Kafka endpoint

Author: spelluru

articles/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-stream-analytics.md

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 ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
 ms.workload: na
 ms.custom: seodec18
-ms.date: 12/20/2019
+ms.date: 02/20/2020
 ms.author: spelluru
 
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@@ -39,32 +39,9 @@ To complete this quickstart, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
 
 
 ## Create a Kafka enabled Event Hubs namespace
+When you create a standard tier Event Hubs namespace, the Kafka endpoint for the namespace is automatically enabled. You can stream events from your applications that use the Kafka protocol into standard tier Event Hubs. It's not enabled for the basic tier Event Hubs namespace. 
 
-1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), and click **Create a resource** at the top left of the screen.
-2. Search for **Event Hubs** and select the options shown here:
-    
-    ![Search for Event Hubs in the portal](./media/event-hubs-kafka-stream-analytics/select-event-hubs.png) 
-3. On the **Event Hubs** page, select **Create**.
-4. On the **Create Namespace** page, do the following actions: 
-    1. Provide a unique **name** for the namespace. 
-    2. Select a **pricing tier**. 
-    3. Select **Enable Kafka**. This step is an **important** step. 
-    4. Select your **subscription** in which you want the event hub namespace to be created. 
-    5. Create a new **resource group** or select an existing resource group. 
-    6. Select a **location**. 
-    7. Click **Create**.
-    
-        ![Create a namespace](./media/event-hubs-kafka-stream-analytics/create-event-hub-namespace-page.png) 
-4. In the **notification message**, select the **resource group name**. 
-
-    ![Create a namespace](./media/event-hubs-kafka-stream-analytics/creation-station-message.png)
-1. Select the **event hub namespace** in the resource group. 
-2. Once the namespace is created, select **Shared access policies** under **SETTINGS**.
-
-    ![Click Shared access policies](./media/event-hubs-kafka-stream-analytics/shared-access-policies.png)
-5. You can choose the default **RootManageSharedAccessKey**, or add a new policy. Click the policy name and copy the **connection string**. You use the connection string to configure the Kafka client. 
-    
-    ![Select a policy](./media/event-hubs-kafka-stream-analytics/connection-string.png)  
+Follow step-by-step instructions in the [Create an event hub using Azure portal](event-hubs-create.md) to create a **standard** tier Event Hubs namespace. 
 
 You can now stream events from your applications that use the Kafka protocol into Event Hubs.
 

articles/event-hubs/event-hubs-quickstart-kafka-enabled-event-hubs.md

@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ To complete this quickstart, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
 * [Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.7+](https://aka.ms/azure-jdks).
 * [Download](https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi) and [install](https://maven.apache.org/install.html) a Maven binary archive.
 * [Git](https://www.git-scm.com/)
-* [A Kafka enabled Event Hubs namespace](event-hubs-create.md)
+
 
 ## Create a Kafka enabled Event Hubs namespace
 When you create a standard tier Event Hubs namespace, the Kafka endpoint for the namespace is automatically enabled. You can stream events from your applications that use the Kafka protocol into standard tier Event Hubs. It's not enabled for the basic tier Event Hubs namespace. 
 
+Follow step-by-step instructions in the [Create an event hub using Azure portal](event-hubs-create.md) to create a **standard** tier Event Hubs namespace. 
+
 ## Send and receive messages with Kafka in Event Hubs
 
 1. Clone the [Azure Event Hubs for Kafka repository](https://github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-for-kafka).