In a detailed and engaging video tutorial, Nathan Heckman from IBM Cloud elucidates the concept and inherent advantages of REST APIs, pivotal tools for cloud application development. He employs an imaginative scenario involving a web application for an ice cream shop to manage flavor inventories, illustrating how REST APIs bridge communication between web applications and... Read More

In this tutorial by YouTuber Matt, you’ll be guided through his latest project – a 84TB budget storage server build. This server is designed to handle vast amounts of data, perfect for extensive video archives, large-scale backups, or even a hefty media library. Let’s dive into how this budget storage server was assembled and get... Read More

In today’s digital age, selecting the right database technology is crucial for the success of any application. With a plethora of database options available, making an informed choice can often seem daunting. To aid in this decision-making process, IBM’s Jamil Spain provides valuable insights in a lightboard video where he outlines the top five differences... Read More

Prometheus has become the go-to monitoring tool for containerized and microservice-based environments. This article offers insights into its importance, architecture, and how it functions, along with practical use cases to help you get started with Prometheus monitoring in your own infrastructure. Prometheus can be vital for monitoring because of its ability to handle dynamic environments... Read More

Laurence Tratt, the Shopify/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Language Engineering at King’s College London, tackles the challenge of building a basic web server. His work shows how even something as complex as an HTTP server can be understood and simplified for educational purposes. Tratt’s demonstration, captured in a video by Sean Riley for... Read More

Microservices are a type of architectural style that is used for the development of software systems. These systems are composed of smaller services that may be deployed separately and that collaborate with one another to give a more comprehensive functionality. The purpose of each microservice is to carry out a particular activity or function, and... Read More