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.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Virtual Machines, Performance Testing, System Monitoring, Flask (Web Framework)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
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, Firewall, Linux, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Seaborn, Jupyter, NumPy, Performance Tuning, Development Environment, Python Programming, Javascript, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Storage, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon S3, Scalability, Terraform, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Database Management, Command-Line Interface, Virtualization, Linux Administration
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Databases, Relational Databases, SQL, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability, C and C++, Distributed Computing, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, System Programming, Data Processing, Software Development, Performance Tuning, Hardware Architecture, Data Structures, Real Time Data, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Distributed Computing, OS Process Management, Scalability, Web Scraping, Database Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Human Computer Interaction, Social Network Analysis, Remote Access Systems, Interaction Design, Social Sciences, Driving engagement, Research and Design, Digital Communications
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, PySpark, Big Data, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, JSON, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Distributed Computing, General Networking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Apache Hadoop, Transaction Processing, Distributed Computing, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Scalability, Data Integrity, Disaster Recovery
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks