Distributed systems courses can help you learn about network protocols, data consistency models, fault tolerance, and scalability challenges. You can build skills in designing distributed algorithms, managing resource allocation, and ensuring data integrity across nodes. Many courses introduce tools like Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Docker, that support deploying and managing distributed applications.

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Technical Design, Systems Design, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Electronic Hardware, Distributed Computing, System Configuration, Cloud Computing Architecture, Computer-Aided Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Network Security, Security Engineering, Computer Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Security, Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Secure Coding, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Key Management, Scalability, Distributed Computing, Data Integrity, Exploitation techniques, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Java, Distributed Computing, Programming Principles, Application Frameworks, Algorithms, Performance Tuning, Functional Design, Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Apache Mahout, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, Data Processing, NoSQL, Apache Kafka, Cloud Computing, Real Time Data, Databases, Analytics, Deep Learning, Scalability, Machine Learning Algorithms, Graph Theory, Machine Learning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Apache Hadoop, Databases, Transaction Processing, Distributed Computing, Database Systems, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning Software, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Scalability, Data Integrity, Disaster Recovery
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Federated Learning, Transfer Learning, AI Security, Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Information Privacy, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Systems Design, Tensorflow, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Systems Architecture, Performance Tuning, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Distributed Computing, Scalability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Google App Engine, Google Cloud Platform, Distributed Computing, API Testing, Performance Testing, DevOps, Restful API, Web Development
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, PySpark, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Machine Learning Methods, Data Storage Technologies, Data Preprocessing, Data Storage, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Model Evaluation, Descriptive Statistics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Telecommunications, Communication Systems, Distributed Computing, Wireless Networks, General Networking, Network Routing, Embedded Software, Network Protocols
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptography, Design, Emerging Technologies, Stakeholder Analysis, Distributed Computing, Digital Assets, Data Integrity, Financial Services, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Data Sharing, Cryptography, Transaction Processing, Fraud detection, Distributed Computing, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Data Structures, Version Control, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks