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Parallel Computing Courses

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.


Popular Parallel Computing Courses and Certifications


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    Rice University

    Principles of Computing (Part 1)

    Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Probability, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Testing, Software Testing, Applied Mathematics, Debugging, Algorithms, Python Programming, Game Design, Simulations

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for AWS Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Machines, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Multi-Cloud, Virtualization, Virtual Networking, Network Routing, Firewall

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Principles of Computing (Part 2)

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computer Science, Verification And Validation, Game Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Test Case, Simulations

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    365 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Concepts: Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, File Systems, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Transaction Processing, Network Security, Data Centers, Authorization (Computing), Apache Hadoop, Data Store, Authentications, Cryptography, NoSQL, Algorithms

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    319 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Cloud Computing Security

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, User Accounts, Apache, Web Servers, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Debugging, Network Routing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Functional Design, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, SQL, Programming Principles, Data Storage Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    YARN MapReduce Architecture and Advanced Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Big Data, Software Architecture, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Reliability, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Apache Hadoop, Transaction Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Architecture, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Scalability, Data Integrity, Disaster Recovery

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Advanced Data Structures, RSA and Quantum Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cryptography, Data Structures, Algorithms, Encryption, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, IBM Cloud, Advanced Mathematics

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Distributed Image Processing in Cloud Dataproc

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, PySpark, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Distributed Computing, Package and Software Management

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Running Distributed TensorFlow using Vertex AI

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Google Cloud Platform, Model Deployment, Image Analysis, Cloud Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Computing, Distributed Computing

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular parallel computing courses

  • Principles of Computing (Part 1): Rice University
  • Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for AWS Professionals: Google Cloud
  • Principles of Computing (Part 2): Rice University
  • Cloud Computing Concepts: Part 2: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Cloud Computing Security: University of Colorado System
  • Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 5: Pearson
  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • YARN MapReduce Architecture and Advanced Programming: Johns Hopkins University
  • Reliability, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning: Johns Hopkins University
  • Advanced Data Structures, RSA and Quantum Algorithms: University of Colorado Boulder

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