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Software Architecture Courses

Software architecture courses can help you learn system design principles, architectural patterns, and scalability strategies. You can build skills in creating robust APIs, ensuring security in software systems, and integrating microservices effectively. Many courses introduce tools like UML for modeling, Docker for containerization, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, that support deploying and managing applications in modern environments.

Popular Software Architecture Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Foundations of Solution Architecture and Cloud Design

    Skills you'll gain: Solution Architecture, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Cloud-Native Computing, Service Oriented Architecture, Solution Design, Requirements Elicitation, Model View Controller, Software Design, Scalability, Software Design Patterns, Microservices, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Generative AI, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Machine Learning, Good Clinical Practices (GCP)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Packt

    Applied AI Architectures in Manufacturing, Media, and Retail

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, AI Personalization, Generative Model Architectures, Inventory and Warehousing, Generative AI, Manufacturing Operations, Customer experience improvement, Telecommunications, Retail Store Operations, Data Integration, Customer Engagement, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Quality, Fraud detection, Artificial Intelligence, Real Time Data, Data Architecture, Database Architecture and Administration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Packt

    Advanced Architectures Data, AI, and Modernization

    Skills you'll gain: Solution Architecture, Generative Model Architectures, Generative AI, Model Evaluation, Data Lakes, Model Training, Data Architecture, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Software Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Databases, Data Persistence, Cloud Computing Architecture, Machine Learning, Data Pipelines, Model Deployment, Software Design Documents, Azure DevOps, DevOps, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Packt

    Architecting for Performance, Security, and Operations

    Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, DevOps, Solution Architecture, Secure Coding, Scalability, Security Controls, CI/CD, System Monitoring, Application Security, DevSecOps, Information Technology Operations, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Software Architecture, Application Deployment, Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Generative AI, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Arm

    Arm Cortex-M Architecture and Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Performance Tuning, Software Development Tools, Embedded Systems, Memory Management, Software Development, Hardware Architecture, Debugging, Build Tools, Computer Architecture, C (Programming Language), Digital Signal Processing, System Configuration, Application Development, C++ (Programming Language)

    4.7 stars, 211 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (211) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Containerization, Cloud Deployment, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Virtual Machines, CI/CD, Terraform, Cloud Applications, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, AI literacy, Generative AI

    4.7 stars, 62K reviews, Intermediate, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (62K) · Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Containerization, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Virtual Machines, Terraform, Cloud Applications, Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Load Balancing, Application Deployment, Virtual Networking, Cloud Computing, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Engineering

    4.7 stars, 60K reviews, Intermediate, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (60K) · Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Job ready
    Job ready
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Packt

    Agentic AI Foundations: Architectures & Adaptation Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Generative Model Architectures, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, LangChain, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Model Deployment, Data Architecture, AI Security, Fine-tuning, Data Science

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    IBM

    IBM Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Administration, Apache Spark, Data Warehousing, Web Scraping, Bash (Scripting Language), Package and Software Management, Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Design, SQL, IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Store, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science

    4.6 stars, 63K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (63K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    ISC2

    Foundations of Security Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Security Architecture Review, Enterprise Security, Security Controls, Key Management, Cloud Security, Information Systems Security, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Security Requirements Analysis, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Identity and Access Management, Data Security, Cryptography, Authorization (Computing), Functional Requirement, Authentications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
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    S

    Multiple educators

    Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Transfer Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Decision Tree Learning, Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, Tensorflow, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Intelligence, NumPy, Predictive Modeling, Classification Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, Random Forest Algorithm

    4.9 stars, 39K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.9 (39K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Top AI program
    Top AI program
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Google

    Google Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Network Security, Vulnerability Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Hardening, Incident Response, Threat Management, Cybersecurity, Network Protocols, Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Architecture, Computer Security Incident Management, Operating Systems, Debugging, Linux, Web Presence, Python Programming, SQL

    4.8 stars, 70K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (70K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
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