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What is RabbitMQ? A Beginner's Guide to Reliable Message QueuingCloud Computing

What is RabbitMQ? A Beginner's Guide to Reliable Message Queuing

Learn RabbitMQ from scratch with this comprehensive beginner's guide. Explore message queues, exchanges, AMQP, microservices, RabbitMQ vs Kafka, real-world use cases, and best practices for building reliable, scalable applications.

Xcademia Team
19m28
Redis Explained: A Complete Beginner's GuideCloud Computing

Redis Explained: A Complete Beginner's Guide

Learn Redis from scratch with this complete beginner's guide. Understand Redis architecture, installation, data structures, commands, caching, Pub/Sub, persistence, transactions, and real-world use cases with practical examples to build fast, scalable, and high-performance applications.

Xcademia Team
13m56
NGINX Explained: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Servers, Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing & MoreCloud Computing

NGINX Explained: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Servers, Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing & More

NGINX is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy that improves application speed, security, and scalability. Learn how it routes client requests, balances traffic across backend servers, enables SSL termination, and enhances the reliability of modern web applications.

Xcademia Team
15m34
Kubernetes Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Container OrchestrationCloud Computing

Kubernetes Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Container Orchestration

Learn Kubernetes from scratch with this beginner-friendly guide. Understand its architecture, Pods, Deployments, Services, scaling, and how to deploy your first application with practical examples and essential kubectl commands.

Xcademia Team
14m42
Docker Explained: A Complete Beginner's GuideCloud Computing

Docker Explained: A Complete Beginner's Guide

Master Docker with this complete beginner's guide. Learn how Docker containers, images, Dockerfiles, and Docker Compose work, explore essential commands, understand Docker architecture, and build your first containerized application with practical examples and best practices for modern development.

Xcademia Team
8m45
What a Cloud Architect Actually Does Cloud Computing

What a Cloud Architect Actually Does

Cloud architects shape the cost, security, and resilience of modern technology. Beyond diagrams, they design systems, write Infrastructure as Code, optimise cloud spend, govern security, and translate technical decisions into business outcomes across a typical working week.

Xcademia Team
7m14