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Platform as a Service (PaaS) Courses

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.

Popular PaaS Courses and Certifications


  • G

    Google Cloud

    Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Google Maps

    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

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Parallel Computing with MPI

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C and C++, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), Communication Systems

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    14 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Starweaver

    GenAI Data and Analytics Academy

    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

  • S

    SAS

    Overview of Cloud Analytics with SAS and Microsoft

    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

  • P

    Pragmatic AI Labs

    Agentic AI: Actor Models and Subagent Architecture

    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

  • I

    IBM

    Application Development using Microservices and Serverless

    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)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    402 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Advanced Microservices Architecture, Deployment & Resilience

    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

  • D

    Duke University

    Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs

    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

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    136 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Simplilearn

    Infrastructure as a Service Training for Beginners

    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

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data

    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

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    19 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Architect Resilient Microservices for AI Success

    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

  • I

    IBM

    Developing AI Applications with Python and Flask

    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

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.4K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular paas courses

  • Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Google Maps: Google Cloud
  • Parallel Computing with MPI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • GenAI Data and Analytics Academy: Starweaver
  • Overview of Cloud Analytics with SAS and Microsoft: SAS
  • Agentic AI: Actor Models and Subagent Architecture: Pragmatic AI Labs
  • Application Development using Microservices and Serverless : IBM
  • Advanced Microservices Architecture, Deployment & Resilience: Packt
  • Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs: Duke University
  • Infrastructure as a Service Training for Beginners: Simplilearn
  • Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data: University of Colorado Boulder

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