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      IBM

      Introduction to Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Security, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Development, Cloud Storage, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Emerging Technologies, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Management, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Serverless Computing, DevOps

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cloud Computing

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

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Computer Programming, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Mathematical Software, Data Analysis, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science

      4.8
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      4.1K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Fractal Analytics

      Quantum Computing For Everyone - An Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, IBM Cloud, Algorithms, Data Ethics, Computational Thinking, Linear Algebra, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to High-Performance and Parallel Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Scalability, Performance Testing, Distributed Computing, Computer Systems, Big Data, Operating Systems, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Linux, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Programming Principles

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      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      143 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Princeton University

      Computer Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Systems, Computer Engineering, Distributed Computing, Operating Systems, Performance Tuning, Scalability

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3.6K reviews

      Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Using AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Security, Public Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Scalability, Private Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      149 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Introduction to Computing Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Computational Logic, Computer Systems, Programming Principles, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Computer Hardware, Digital Design, Data Storage

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Carbon Aware Computing for GenAI Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Ethics, Cloud Computing, Generative AI, Cloud Management, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Real Time Data

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      High-Performance and Parallel Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Bash (Scripting Language), Distributed Computing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Computer Systems, Computer Science, Big Data, Operating Systems, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Cloud Development, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, C and C++, Linux, Programming Principles

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      143 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      The Complete Quantum Computing Course for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Linear Algebra, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Computer Science, Algebra, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), IBM Cloud, Scripting, Probability, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Processing, Mathematical Modeling, Data Structures, Data Manipulation, Probability & Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Software Installation

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Data Lakes, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Scalability, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Security, Solution Architecture, Data Visualization, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Gateway, Hybrid Cloud Computing

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

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

    • Introduction to Cloud Computing: IBM
    • Cloud Computing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
    • Quantum Computing For Everyone - An Introduction : Fractal Analytics
    • Introduction to High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Computer Architecture: Princeton University
    • Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Using AWS: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Computing Systems: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
    • Carbon Aware Computing for GenAI Developers: DeepLearning.AI
    • High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder

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