Distributed computing courses can help you learn parallel processing, cloud architecture, data distribution techniques, and fault tolerance. You can build skills in optimizing resource allocation, ensuring data consistency, and managing large-scale applications. Many courses introduce tools like Apache Hadoop, Spark, and Kubernetes, that support implementing distributed systems and managing workloads effectively.

Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Cloud Computing, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Cloud Security, Operating Systems, Windows PowerShell, Windows Servers, File Systems, System Software, Mac OS, Command-Line Interface, Active Directory, Computer Systems, Virtual Machines, Firewall, Virtualization, Containerization, User Accounts
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Google Workspace, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, AI Product Strategy, Productivity Software, LLM Application, Business Leadership, Unstructured Data, Tool Calling, Data Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Organizational Strategy, Cloud Computing, Collaboration
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon CloudWatch, Serverless Computing, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Application Performance Management, Capacity Management, Event Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, YAML, Restful API, Load Balancing, Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Networking, Network Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, OSI Models, Network Routing, Network Infrastructure, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Wireless Networks, Network Model, Data Integrity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Computing Architecture, Serverless Computing, Cloud Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), General Networking, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Containerization
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Big Data, Microsoft Excel, IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Apache Hadoop, Analytical Skills, Excel Formulas, Looker (Software), Scatter Plots, Data Wrangling, Tree Maps, Spreadsheet Software, Dashboard, Data Cleansing
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Computer Systems, Operating Systems, Generative AI, Business Systems, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Security, Servers, Security Awareness, Computer Hardware, Information Systems Security, Computer Architecture, Data Storage, Patch Management, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Systems Design, Tensorflow, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Systems Architecture, Performance Tuning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Data Pipelines
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI, Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data Quality, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Strategy, Statistical Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Computing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Hardening, Network Protocols, Cloud Security, Network Architecture, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, TCP/IP, Vulnerability Assessments, Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Network Infrastructure, Firewall, Cloud Computing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Data Migration, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Gateway, Public Cloud, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Software Architecture
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months