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Generative AI & Agents
beginner · 14 min

What Is an AI Agent? From Answering to Taking Action

Understand the difference between chatbots, copilots and AI agents through familiar examples such as travel planning and appointment scheduling.

AI Agents HandbookStart Learning
Generative AI & Agents
beginner · 16 min

How an AI Agent Works: Goal, Reasoning, Tools and Actions

Learn how an agent receives a goal, chooses steps, uses tools, performs actions and checks whether the work is complete.

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Generative AI & Agents
beginner · 18 min

AI Agents at Work: Real Use Cases and India Adoption

Explore practical AI-agent use cases, compare risk and value, and select a measurable low-risk workflow for a responsible first pilot.

AI Agents HandbookStart Learning
Generative AI & Agents
beginner · 20 min

AI Agent Risks and Guardrails

Apply permissions, validation, meaningful human approval, activity logs and stopping rules before an AI agent's actions create harm.

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Generative AI & Agents
beginner · 20 min

Getting Started with AI Agents

Turn one repetitive, low-risk task into a measurable AI-agent pilot using the practical Identify, Try, Pilot, Review and Scale framework.

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Cloud & DevOps
beginner · 20 min

What Is Docker? Images and Containers Explained

Understand Docker images, containers, Dockerfiles and registries through a practical, beginner-friendly application workflow.

Docker HandbookStart Learning
Cloud & DevOps
beginner · 18 min

Dockerize Your First Python Application

Create a production-minded Dockerfile, build an image and run a small Python web application inside a repeatable container environment.

Docker HandbookStart Learning
Cloud & DevOps
beginner · 19 min

Docker Essentials: Ports, Volumes and Environment Variables

Learn how Docker containers receive traffic, preserve important data and accept environment-specific configuration without rebuilding the image.

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Cloud & DevOps
beginner · 21 min

Run Multi-Container Applications with Docker Compose

Define and run a frontend, backend, database and AI service as one connected application using a readable Docker Compose configuration.

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Cloud & DevOps
beginner · 24 min

Dockerize and Deploy a Generative AI Application

Containerize a practical LLM service, keep API keys outside the image, add production checks and prepare the same artifact for cloud deployment.

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Backend & AI Engineering
beginner · 19 min

What Is FastAPI? Turn Python into a Web API

Understand APIs, endpoints, HTTP methods, requests and responses by exposing a simple Python capability through FastAPI.

FastAPI for AI ApplicationsStart Learning
Backend & AI Engineering
beginner · 23 min

Build REST APIs with Validation and Error Handling

Create reliable GET and POST API contracts with Pydantic validation, response models, meaningful HTTP status codes and useful client errors.

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