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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Virtualization, Docker, and Kubernetes for Data Engineering by Duke University

3.8
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48 ratings

About the Course

Throughout this course, you'll explore virtualization, containerization, and Kubernetes, mastering the very tools that power data engineering in the industry. Each week presents a new set of tools and platforms that are indispensable in data engineering. From mastering Docker and Kubernetes to exploring advanced topics such as AI-driven coding with GitHub Copilot, efficient container image management with Azure and Amazon Elastic Container Registries, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, you'll go beyond the basics and acquire the expertise needed to thrive in the dynamic and data-driven landscape of advanced data engineering. Whether you're a current student looking to expand your skills or a working professional aiming to take your expertise to the next level, this course is tailored to equip you with the advanced knowledge and hands-on experience necessary for success....

Top reviews

ML

Feb 18, 2024

It was great but the last module of week 4 felt isolated from the rest of the course.

VV

Mar 19, 2025

For the first time I really understood what "virtualization" is and how things sort of expand for larger and larger units. Really solid stuff on CI/CD stuff also.

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By Richard C W

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Feb 8, 2024

There are many issues with this course. It’s entirely too focused on specific tools, feeling more like an ad for GitHub than a class. There are multiple mistakes where the quiz asks questions from later lectures, or asks questions that are never answered in videos or readings. Most of the content is copy pasted from the various tutorials. I’m giving two stars because at least they showed me some useful information on where to get real information but overall I found this course barely above a free YouTube video in terms of content.

By Timo S

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Mar 9, 2024

The first two weeks are worth doing. There you actually get some hands on information and explanations how docker containers work and how to work with them. The last two weeks are basically one very long advertizing for gitHub and the tests are to check how well you can repeat the slogans. NOT worth the money

By Cian R

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Feb 15, 2024

A few github repos did not exist

By Mateo A L

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Feb 19, 2024

It was great but the last module of week 4 felt isolated from the rest of the course.

By Valtteri V

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Mar 20, 2025

For the first time I really understood what "virtualization" is and how things sort of expand for larger and larger units. Really solid stuff on CI/CD stuff also.

By CG - D S J

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Sep 14, 2024

Excelente

By Kasi S A

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Jan 20, 2026

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By Hugo I P

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Jul 3, 2025

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By Leticia M C

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Mar 12, 2025

Last modules are quite unorganized, hard to follow and practice is useless

By Witold W

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Mar 18, 2026

I have completed this course and am disappointed with what I experienced. You may consider taking this course if you are interested in: - An overview presentation of the capabilities offered by popular Cloud providers, in the style somewhat like product placement - Collecting links to official documentation - Reading bullet points instead of watching video materials with concrete examples and detailed explanations - Having or planning to purchase access to paid features on GitHub, AWS, or Google Cloud, as most examples are not available on the free tier However, I would NOT RECOMMEND this course if you want to: - Learn Docker thoroughly (philosophy, installation, configuration, everyday tasks) - Learn Kubernetes (similarily) - Understand and learn how the end-to-end application development process works, from coding to deployment - Find a well-structured course that builds your knowledge and experience step-by-step Overall, the material feels more like a high school student’s presentation in an IT class—quick, superficial, covering everything but nothing in depth. The test questions rarely align with the training materials and are repeated in different places.

By Azwan Z

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Jan 18, 2026

Doesnt really focus on Docker and K8s. 40% of content more like promoting github copilot.

By Martin B

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May 24, 2025

If you expect to learn how to use Kubernetes, this is not for you. This course felt like people showing you on a video how they program using VS Code on Github cloud, how they launch containers on AWS or Google Cloud, and a brief mention on K8 every now and then, but not really teaching anything concrete. Complete waste of time.

By Jaime M

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Feb 22, 2026

Repo is outdated and so can not follow as codespaces no longer allows Minikube.

By Jonas P

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Dec 27, 2025

This was crap...