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Distributed Computing Courses

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.

Popular Distributed Computing Courses and Certifications


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    Politecnico di Milano

    FPGA computing systems: Background knowledge and introductory materials

    Skills you'll gain: Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Systems Design, Computer Architecture, Functional Design, Hardware Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Computing, Computer Systems, Computing Platforms, System Configuration, Embedded Systems

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    247 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Introduction to Cloud Computing & Core AWS Services

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Public Cloud, Data Storage Technologies, Virtual Networking, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Computing Platforms, Data Storage, Database Administration, System Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Continuous Monitoring

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Yonsei University

    IoT (Internet of Things) Wireless & Cloud Computing Emerging Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Wireless Networks, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Internet Of Things, Cloud Platforms, Local Area Networks, Emerging Technologies, Computing Platforms, Network Architecture, Telecommunications, Amazon Web Services, Cloud-Based Integration, General Networking, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Infrastructure Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.4K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Service Level Agreement, Cloud Platforms, Service Level, Virtualization, Application Deployment

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Wrangling Computing Environments: Using Docker for Research

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Containerization, Docker (Software), Development Environment, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Bioinformatics, Software Development, Debugging, Package and Software Management, Code Reusability, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer: Platform as a Service (PaaS)

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Application Development, Cloud Computing, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Software As A Service, Private Cloud, DevOps, Agile Methodology

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer for Semi-tech and Business Learners

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Service Level Agreement, Cloud Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Software As A Service, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Application Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Cloud Solutions, Private Cloud, Service Level, Business Software, DevOps, Vendor Contracts, Collaborative Software

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    96 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python/Rhinoscript

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Design Software, 3D Modeling, Computational Logic, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design, Programming Principles, Generative Model Architectures, Python Programming, Animations, Scripting, Computer Programming, Scripting Languages

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    102 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Intro to AWS - Your First Steps in Cloud Computing

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Database Management, Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon S3, Cloud Hosting, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, CI/CD, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing, AWS CloudFormation, Containerization, Cloud Platforms, Serverless Computing, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Storage

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Modern Statistical Computing and Regression Modeling in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storage Technologies, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Data Store, Mathematical Software, Data Storage, Data Access, Statistical Machine Learning, Database Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Data Science Model Deployments and Cloud Computing on GCP

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), CI/CD, Model Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Application Performance Management, Continuous Integration, Google App Engine, Model Training, Site Reliability Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Cloud computing en AWS: Ejecuta un sitio web en EC2

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Load Balancing, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, Scalability, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Linux Servers, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, Web Servers, Virtual Networking, Web Applications

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular distributed computing courses

  • FPGA computing systems: Background knowledge and introductory materials: Politecnico di Milano
  • Introduction to Cloud Computing & Core AWS Services: Packt
  • IoT (Internet of Things) Wireless & Cloud Computing Emerging Technologies: Yonsei University
  • Cloud Computing Primer: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Codio
  • Wrangling Computing Environments: Using Docker for Research: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Cloud Computing Primer: Platform as a Service (PaaS): Codio
  • Cloud Computing Primer for Semi-tech and Business Learners: Codio
  • Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python/Rhinoscript: University of Michigan
  • Intro to AWS - Your First Steps in Cloud Computing: Packt
  • Modern Statistical Computing and Regression Modeling in R: Arizona State University

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