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Microservices Architecture for AI Systems Specialization

Coursera

Microservices Architecture for AI Systems Specialization

Build Scalable, Production-Ready AI Systems.

Design, deploy, and scale resilient LLM-powered microservices for enterprise AI applications.

Starweaver
 Ashraf S. A. AlMadhoun
LearningMate

Instructors: Starweaver

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and deploy scalable, resilient microservice architectures for LLM-powered enterprise applications.

  • Apply RAG techniques, prompt engineering, and TDD practices to build production-quality AI systems.

  • Implement Kubernetes deployments, autoscaling, and monitoring for reliable AI service operations.

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Specialization - 7 course series

What you'll learn

  • Integrate LLMs with enterprise data Applications.

  • Evaluate RAG techniques to improve the accuracy and efficiency of AI retrieval and generation processes.

  • Refine prompts to optimize the quality and relevance of AI-generated responses.

  • Deploy scalable LLM-powered solutions to address complex real-world enterprise challenges.

Skills you'll gain

Category: LangChain
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Vector Databases
Category: OpenAI API
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Scalability
Category: Hugging Face
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Embeddings
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Generative AI
Category: LLM Application
Category: Data Integration
Category: Data Science

What you'll learn

  • Design and justify LLM architectures by modeling system flows and analyzing self-hosting vs. managed API trade-offs.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Analysis
Category: Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Information Privacy
Category: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: Feature Engineering

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement scalable, resilient microservice architectures for LLM apps using the 12-factor app methodology for fault tolerance in the cloud

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microservices
Category: Scalability
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Software Development
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Site Reliability Engineering
Category: Systems Architecture
Category: Failure Analysis
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: LLM Application
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Reliability
Category: Service Recovery
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Service Management
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Maintainability
Category: Configuration Management

What you'll learn

  • Apply TDD and systematic refactoring to build and maintain robust, production-quality LLM-powered microservices.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Maintainability
Category: Microservices
Category: Code Review
Category: Microsoft Visual Studio
Category: Engineering Software
Category: LLM Application
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Software Engineering
Category: API Design
Category: API Testing
Category: Quality Assessment
Category: Peer Review
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Software Technical Review
Category: Program Development
Category: Unit Testing

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Containerization
Category: LLM Application
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Scalability
Category: Release Management
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Cloud Deployment
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Analysis
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Architectural Drawing
Category: Design Specifications
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: Systems Design

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: API Testing
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Restful API
Category: Site Reliability Engineering
Category: System Monitoring

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Instructors

Starweaver
Coursera
552 Courses 1,016,083 learners
 Ashraf S. A. AlMadhoun
Coursera
9 Courses 3,180 learners
LearningMate
214 Courses 12,026 learners

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