Data-driven decision-making courses can help you learn data analysis, statistical methods, and visualization techniques. You can build skills in interpreting data trends, making informed predictions, and developing actionable strategies based on insights. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data manipulation, Tableau for visualization, and R or Python for statistical analysis, demonstrating how these skills can be applied to real business challenges and enhance organizational performance.

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Import/Export, MySQL, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Spreadsheet Software, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis Software, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Business Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Google Cloud Platform, Remote Access Systems, Data Processing, Cloud Storage, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Pipelines, Data Sharing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Data Transformation, Security Software, Process Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Management, Data Warehousing, Database Design, SQL, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Server Side, Data Encryption Standard, Data Integrity, Graph Theory
Build toward a degree
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Real Time Data, Data Security, Debugging, Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integrity, CI/CD, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Tuning, Maintainability, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, SQL, Unit Testing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, ChatGPT, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Data Quality, Generative AI
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Customer Analysis, Generative AI, Marketing Analytics, Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, System Monitoring, Amazon S3
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Remote Access Systems, Performance Tuning, Linux Administration, Data Storage, Systems Administration, File Systems, Software Installation, Data Access, File Management, Servers, System Monitoring, Data Management, Data Integrity, Network Planning And Design, Distributed Computing, Security Controls, Data Storage Technologies, System Configuration, Data Security
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Data Storage, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Data Migration, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Management, Automation, Data Security
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Web Scraping, Python Programming, Jupyter, Image Analysis, Text Mining, Data Manipulation, Computer Vision, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Data Visualization Software, Data Science, Applied Machine Learning, Unstructured Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Fraud detection, Supervised Learning, Semantic Web, Deep Learning, Small Data, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks