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      Simplilearn

      Introduction to AWS for Cloud Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Amazon DynamoDB, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Storage, Database Management, System Monitoring, Scalability, Data Security

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts

      Skills you'll gain: Information Systems Security, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Application Security, Cyber Attacks, Security Awareness, Encryption, Information Technology, Cryptography, Identity and Access Management, Security Management, Network Administration, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Threat Detection, Hardening, Malware Protection, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Wireless Networks, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data Science: Foundations using R

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Knitr, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Statistical Visualization, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Ggplot2, MySQL, Dimensionality Reduction, Software Installation, Version Control, Data Analysis, Data Sharing, Statistical Programming, GitHub, Machine Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      48K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Tools for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Data Analysis Software, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Programming, R Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Data Science, GitHub, Machine Learning, Collaborative Software, Query Languages, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), IBM Cloud, Open Source Technology, Git (Version Control System), Data Management, Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      30K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      AI Foundations for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Process Design, IBM Cloud, Machine Learning, Self Service Technologies, Business Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Application Deployment, Automation, Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Technical Writing, Customer Service, Image Analysis, Data Science

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      29K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM IT Scrum Master

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Software Development Life Cycle, User Story, Agile Methodology, Software Architecture, Development Environment, DevOps, Scrum (Software Development), Software Design, Computer Systems, Conflict Management, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Leadership, Test Planning, Risk Management, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9.9K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Convolutional Neural Networks

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Keras (Neural Network Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Data Processing, Algorithms

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      43K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Generative AI with Large Language Models

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Scalability, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Software Architecture

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      3.4K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Data Analysis with R Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Ggplot2, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Integrated Development Environments, Package and Software Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      11K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Computational Thinking for Problem Solving

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Computer Hardware, Pseudocode, Algorithms, Problem Solving, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Debugging

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Stanford University

      Cryptography I

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Key Management, Cybersecurity, Authentications, Data Integrity, Algorithms

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      4.4K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to Enterprise Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Virtualization, IBM Cloud, Infrastructure Architecture, Systems Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Hardware, Servers, Data Centers, Cryptography

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Introduction to AWS for Cloud Beginners: Simplilearn
    • IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts : Google
    • Data Science: Foundations using R: Johns Hopkins University
    • Tools for Data Science: IBM
    • AI Foundations for Everyone: IBM
    • IBM IT Scrum Master: IBM
    • Convolutional Neural Networks: DeepLearning.AI
    • Generative AI with Large Language Models: DeepLearning.AI
    • Data Analysis with R Programming: Google
    • Computational Thinking for Problem Solving: University of Pennsylvania

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