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Back End Courses

Back end courses can help you learn server-side programming, database management, API development, and cloud computing. You can build skills in data modeling, performance optimization, and security practices. Many courses introduce tools like Node.js, Express, and SQL databases, along with methods for integrating third-party services and managing user authentication.

Popular Back End Courses and Certifications


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    Edureka

    Using Kafka on Confluent

    Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Data Governance, Systems Architecture, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    AI CERTs

    AI Tools, Data, and Experience Design

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Generative AI, Experience Design, AI powered creativity, Data-Driven Decision-Making, AI Integrations, AI Workflows, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Cucumber BDD Made Easy + Automation Framework Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Behavior-Driven Development, Selenium (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Test Automation, Test Script Development, JUnit, Software Testing, Apache Maven, Test Data, Test Case, Scenario Testing, Maintainability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

    Skills you'll gain: Model Training, Model Deployment, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Engineering, Model Evaluation, Cloud Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Model Optimization, Amazon Redshift, Machine Learning Software, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon CloudWatch, Application Deployment, AWS Kinesis, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Microsoft Sentinel: Complete Azure Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Management, Cyber Threat Hunting, Microsoft Azure, Incident Response, Security Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Detection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), AI Integrations, Data Integration, ChatGPT, Automation, Query Languages, Dashboard Creation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    Twitter Marketing And Ads: 1000% Engagement And Followers

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Copywriting, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Content, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Marketing Tools, Marketing, Online Advertising, Advertising, Professional Networking, Social Media Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Driving engagement, Content Creation, Branding, Drive Engagement

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Substance Abuse, Lawsuits, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Legal Strategy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Litigation and Civil Justice, Legal Risk, Epidemiology, Plaintiff, Health Disparities, Regulatory Compliance, Health Equity, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Policy Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Public Policies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    AI Engineer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Transfer Learning, Tensorflow, Generative AI Agents, Keras (Neural Network Library), Fine-tuning, Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, Dimensionality Reduction, Deep Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Applied Machine Learning, BeeAI, Data Preprocessing, Convolutional Neural Networks, AI Orchestration, Application Deployment, Feature Engineering

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fractal Analytics

    How to Build a Diffusion Model - An Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Training, Generative AI, Data Preprocessing, Model Optimization, Fine-tuning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Image Quality

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Introduction to RNN and DNN

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Model Optimization, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Artificial Intelligence, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Deployment, Machine Learning, Network Architecture, Data Science

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Interactive Document Design in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, Canva (Software), Layout Design, Digital Design, User Experience, Information Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Software Testing, Design Elements And Principles

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Snowflake - Build and Architect Data Pipelines Using AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Snowflake Schema, Data Pipelines, Apache Airflow, Data Security, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Kafka, Performance Tuning, PySpark, Data Warehousing, Data Import/Export, Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, Real Time Data, Data Processing, SQL, Stored Procedure, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

  • Using Kafka on Confluent: Edureka
  • AI Tools, Data, and Experience Design: AI CERTs
  • Cucumber BDD Made Easy + Automation Framework Design: Packt
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty: Pearson
  • Microsoft Sentinel: Complete Azure Introduction: Packt
  • Twitter Marketing And Ads: 1000% Engagement And Followers: Alex Genadinik
  • Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law: University of Michigan
  • AI Engineer Associate: Packt
  • How to Build a Diffusion Model - An Introduction: Fractal Analytics
  • Introduction to RNN and DNN: Packt

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