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.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Data Management, Records Management, Security Management, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security Policies, Microsoft Azure, Threat Management, Disaster Recovery, Data Governance, Security Controls, Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

McMaster University
Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Pareto Chart, Process Improvement and Optimization, Regression Analysis, Process Optimization, Statistical Methods, Mathematical Modeling, R Programming, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, R (Software)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Howard University
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Virtualization, Digital Transformation, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Public Cloud, Business Transformation, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Private Cloud, Virtual Machines, Technology Strategies, Amazon Web Services, Data Centers, Business Technologies, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Serverless Computing, Software Development, Cloud Security, Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Development Environment, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Data Security, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Business Technologies, Process Capability, Statistical Analysis, Inventory Control, Sustainable Business, Network Planning And Design, Statistical Methods, Customer Demand Planning, Vendor Contracts, Process Control, Corporate Sustainability, Program Management
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Network Administration, Security Management, Firewall, Network Monitoring, Cybersecurity, General Networking, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Protocols, Computer Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Wireless Networks, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Security, System Monitoring, Security Awareness, TCP/IP, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cloud Computing, Threat Detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Android Development, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Interactive Design, Application Development, No-Code Development, Data Storage, Game Design, Program Development, Geographic Information Systems, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Development Testing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Big Data, Data Management, Database Management Systems, Real Time Data, NoSQL, Database Design, Apache Hadoop, Data Structures, Scalability, Virtual Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Windows Servers, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows, Authentications, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Group Policy, Microsoft Servers, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Servers, Computer Security, System Configuration, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Image Analysis, Responsible AI, OpenAI, LLM Application, Cloud Applications, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI, Cloud API, Application Deployment, API Gateway, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, User Interface (UI), Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Computing, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Migration, Web Scraping, Data Integration, Shell Script, Data Processing, Data Mart, Unix Shell, Big Data, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Big Data, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Data Management, NoSQL, Analytics, Splunk, Database Systems, MongoDB, Pandas (Python Package), SQL, PostgreSQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months