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: Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, R Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Manipulation, Histogram
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Kubernetes, Network Security, Security Engineering, Firewall, Endpoint Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Strategy, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Virtual Machines, Containerization, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Deployment, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Encryption, Virtual Networking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Software-Defined Networking, Cloud Deployment, Virtual Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Network Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Technologies, Containerization, Computer Networking, Digital Transformation, Kubernetes, Microservices, Infrastructure Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Operational Efficiency, General Networking
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Deployment, Event-Driven Programming, Virtual Networking, Restful API, Cloud Infrastructure, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Serverless Computing, Web Services, Virtual Machines, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft SQL Servers, Network Routing, Load Balancing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Agentic systems, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Amazon Web Services, Data Governance, API Design, Cost Management, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, Information Privacy, Innovation, Compliance Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Oracle Cloud, Large Language Modeling, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Supervised Learning, Prompt Engineering, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Management, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Application Performance Management, Event Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Brute-force attacks, Incident Response, Query Languages
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Google Cloud Platform, Business Transformation, Cloud Management, Google Workspace, Cloud Applications, Leadership, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cost Management, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Python Programming, Jupyter, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Software Visualization, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), API Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Kubernetes, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Terraform, Data Storage Technologies, Restful API, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Cloud Solutions
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Digital Forensics, Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis Software, User Accounts, USB, File Systems, System Configuration, Software Installation, Operating Systems, System Support
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Gemini, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Generative AI, Mobile Development, Google Cloud Platform
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks