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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Apache Spark, Big Data, Middleware, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Apache Hadoop, Data Storage Technologies, Data Centers, File Systems, Deep Learning, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Network Architecture, Containerization, Amazon S3, Software-Defined Networking

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Rice University

      Parallel, Concurrent, and Distributed Programming in Java

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Distributed Computing, Java Programming, Apache Hadoop, Event-Driven Programming, Apache Spark, Java, Dataflow, Performance Tuning, Web Services, Microservices, Programming Principles, Data Structures, System Programming, Servers, Software Design Patterns, Scalability, Algorithms, Application Frameworks, Theoretical Computer Science

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Public Cloud, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Cloud-Native Computing, Application Deployment, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Microservices, DevOps

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to High-Performance and Parallel Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Package and Software Management, Distributed Computing, Bash (Scripting Language), Operating Systems, File Systems, Remote Access Systems, Linux, Linux Commands, Performance Tuning, Computer Architecture, Programming Principles, Command-Line Interface, Scripting, Scalability

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      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      140 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Apache Cassandra, Systems Design, NoSQL, Database Systems, Apache Hadoop, Algorithms, Scalability, Network Protocols

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Process Optimization, Kubernetes, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Process Improvement, Virtual Machines, Microservices, Generative AI, Cloud Management, Cloud Applications, Containerization, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Services, CI/CD, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Networking, OSI Models, Network Troubleshooting, Routing Protocols, Network Administration, General Networking, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Network Routing, Networking Hardware, Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Infrastructure, Local Area Networks, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Wide Area Networks, Wireless Networks, Network Security, Network Model, Data Integrity

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Azure Compute and Application Architecture Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Applications, Microservices, Cloud Computing Architecture, Serverless Computing, Containerization, Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, GitHub, MongoDB, Istio, Bash (Scripting Language), NoSQL, Docker (Software), Git (Version Control System), Object-Relational Mapping, Flask (Web Framework), System Monitoring, Microservices, Jupyter, Python Programming

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Java Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Hibernate (Java), Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, GitHub, ChatGPT, Web Development Tools, API Design, CI/CD, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Responsive Web Design, Object-Relational Mapping, Git (Version Control System), Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Version Control, Professional Networking, Database Management, Software Design

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, Data Lakes, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Serverless Computing, Load Balancing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Data Infrastructure, Scalability, User Accounts, Data Engineering, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

      Build toward a degree

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Load Balancing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Scalability, User Accounts, System Monitoring, Databases, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), General Networking, Containerization

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular distributed computing courses

    • Cloud Computing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Parallel, Concurrent, and Distributed Programming in Java: Rice University
    • Introduction to Cloud Computing: IBM
    • Introduction to High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect: Google Cloud
    • The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking: Google
    • Azure Compute and Application Architecture Solutions: Whizlabs
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • IBM Java Developer: IBM

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