Parallel computing courses can help you learn about distributed systems, concurrency, and performance optimization techniques. You can build skills in task scheduling, load balancing, and debugging parallel applications. Many courses introduce tools like MPI (Message Passing Interface) and OpenMP, that support implementing parallel algorithms and enhancing computational efficiency.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Performance Testing, Scalability, Predictive Modeling, Data Architecture, Distributed Computing, Application Performance Management, Software Architecture, Big Data, Unit Testing, Microservices, Database Architecture and Administration, Software Engineering, Data Store, Middleware
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Application Deployment, Software Architecture, Scalability, Service Oriented Architecture, Java Programming, Distributed Computing, Load Balancing, Continuous Deployment, Program Development, Software Design, Maintainability, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ISC2
Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Identity and Access Management, Security Controls, User Provisioning, Data Access, Information Systems Security, Multi-Factor Authentication, Computer Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Amazon Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, Amazon Web Services, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Development, Large Language Modeling, Application Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, ASP.NET, Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Software Testing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Restful API, Unit Testing, Microservices, .NET Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Architecture, Web Applications, User Accounts, Single Sign-On (SSO), Object Oriented Design, Distributed Computing, Redis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, Computer Systems, Command-Line Interface, Cybersecurity, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Hardware Architecture, Application Security, Threat Detection, Authorization (Computing), Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Operating Systems, Authentications, Network Monitoring, TCP/IP, Network Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Accounting, Data Management, Internal Controls, Internal Auditing, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Auditing, Financial Auditing, Fraud detection, Data Quality, Accounting Software, Data Integrity, Pandas (Python Package), Emerging Technologies, Data Analysis, Analytics, Automation, GitHub, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Cloud Security, Data Visualization, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Migration, Data Collection, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Data Analysis, SQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, TCP/IP, Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, Network Switches, Data Centers, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Protocols, Network Security, Network Routing, Network Administration, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Computer Networking, Network Monitoring, Wide Area Networks, Virtualization, Wireless Networks, Network Model, Networking Hardware, Local Area Networks
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, IBM DB2, IBM Cognos Analytics, Big Data, Databases, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Pipelines, Applied Machine Learning, MongoDB, SQL, MySQL, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Services, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Google App Engine, Kubernetes, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Terraform, Cloud Management, Cloud Security, CI/CD, Network Monitoring, Big Data, Load Balancing
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months