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      Packt

      Time Series Forecasting with Facebook Prophet in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Anomaly Detection, Pandas (Python Package), Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      YouTube Planning: Manage Content Like a Pro

      Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Content Strategy, Target Audience, Production Planning, Scheduling, Project Planning, Content Management, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Information Architecture, Marketing Channel

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Experience Essentials: Unlocking the UX Process with Miro

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Research, Design Thinking, Collaborative Software

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Amazon Web Services

      Getting Started with Amazon Timestream

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Data Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Real Time Data

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Amazon Web Services

      Amazon EFS Primer

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Scalability, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), File Systems

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      Google Cloud

      Cost Optimization and Data Tiering with BigLake and Cloud Storage

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Data Lakes, Data Import/Export, Data Storage, Data Storage Technologies, Data Migration

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Whizlabs

      Azure AI & ML: Optimize Language Models for AI Applications

      Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Microsoft Azure, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Pipelines, Applied Machine Learning, Large Language Modeling, Continuous Monitoring, Generative AI, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Creating Cross-region Load Balancing

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Network Routing, Web Servers, Scalability, Servers, System Configuration

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      Scrimba

      Intro to Vite

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, Web Development Tools, TypeScript, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Build Tools, Development Environment, Application Deployment

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      Packt

      Shiny for Python Ultimate - Web Development with Python

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, UI/UX Strategy, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Data Analysis, Back-End Web Development, Dashboard, Spatial Data Analysis, Web Development, Python Programming, Application Development, Development Environment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      H2O.ai

      H2O Gen AI Ecosystem Overview - Level 1

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Unstructured Data, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Application Development, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)

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      Packt

      Vector Databases Deep Dive

      Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Systems, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Management, Data Storage Technologies, Data Structures, Data Management, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Algorithms

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Time Series Forecasting with Facebook Prophet in Python: Packt
    • YouTube Planning: Manage Content Like a Pro: Coursera
    • Experience Essentials: Unlocking the UX Process with Miro: Coursera
    • Getting Started with Amazon Timestream: Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon EFS Primer: Amazon Web Services
    • Cost Optimization and Data Tiering with BigLake and Cloud Storage: Google Cloud
    • Azure AI & ML: Optimize Language Models for AI Applications: Whizlabs
    • Creating Cross-region Load Balancing: Google Cloud
    • Intro to Vite: Scrimba
    • Shiny for Python Ultimate - Web Development with Python: Packt

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