Platform as a Service (PaaS) courses can help you learn cloud computing fundamentals, application development, and deployment strategies. You can build skills in managing databases, integrating APIs, and optimizing application performance. Many courses introduce tools like Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, and Heroku, showing how these platforms facilitate scalable application development and streamline workflows. You'll also explore concepts such as containerization and microservices, that support modern software architecture.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Scripting, Google Cloud Platform, Scripting Languages, Cloud API, Geospatial Information and Technology, LLM Application, Generative AI, AI Integrations, Prompt Engineering
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C and C++, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), Communication Systems
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Fine-tuning, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, CrewAI, AI Orchestration, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Enablement, Vector Databases, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, AI Personalization, Generative AI, Transfer Learning, Agentic systems, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Python Programming, System Monitoring, Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Literacy, Decision Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Security, Analytics, Cloud-Based Integration, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Cloud Platforms, Enterprise Security, Data Integration, AI Enablement, Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, SAS (Software)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pragmatic AI Labs
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, AI Orchestration, Claude Code, Generative AI Agents, Rust (Programming Language), Distributed Computing, Anthropic Claude, Go (Programming Language), LLM Application, Software Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Software Design Patterns, Large Language Modeling, Scalability, TypeScript, Supervised Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, OpenShift, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Microservices, Istio, API Gateway, Cloud-Native Computing, Restful API, Cloud Computing, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, Application Development, Containerization, Software Architecture, Scalability, Flask (Web Framework)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Computing Architecture, Systems Architecture, Microarchitecture, Web Applications, Prometheus (Software)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Platforms, Devops Tools, DevOps, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Configuration Management, IT Automation, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Configuration Management, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Databases, Database Development, Database Management, Acceptance Testing, Data Architecture, Web Applications, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, System Testing, Data Infrastructure, Software Systems, System Monitoring, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Middleware, Distributed Computing, Prototyping, Big Data
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Microservices, Site Reliability Engineering, Failure Analysis, Distributed Computing, Middleware, Failure Mode And Effects Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Management Framework, Performance Tuning, Dependency Analysis, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Application Performance Management, Systems Development, System Monitoring, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Flask (Web Framework), Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Unit Testing, Cloud Applications, AI Integrations, Python Programming, Web Applications, Software Development Life Cycle, IBM Cloud, Web Development, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Integrated Development Environments, AI literacy, Server Side, Programming Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks