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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

Access provided by University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

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Intermediate level

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

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

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

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

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

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Instructors

Starweaver
Coursera
553 Courses 1,019,443 learners
 Ashraf S. A. AlMadhoun
Coursera
9 Courses 3,227 learners
LearningMate
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