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      IBM

      Introduction to Enterprise Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, IBM Cloud, Virtual Machines, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Security, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Cryptography

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Queen Mary University of London

      Cloud Computing Law

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cloud Services, Legal Risk, Cloud Computing, Tax, Tax Laws, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Intellectual Property, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Tax Compliance, Data Security, Information Privacy, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Contract Negotiation, Vendor Contracts, Contract Review, Data Governance, Data Access, Cybersecurity

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      166 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Using AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Security, Public Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Scalability, Private Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      150 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version)

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, SQL, Programming Principles

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Distributed Computing, OS Process Management, Scalability, Web Scraping, Database Management

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Python Programming for Quantum Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Installation, Development Environment, Jupyter, Integrated Development Environments

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for AWS Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Public Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Scalability, Network Routing, Firewall, Network Security

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Spark, Data Storage Technologies, Apache Hadoop, 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, Live Streaming

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      342 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Cloud Systems Software

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Computing, Virtualization, Data Store, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Virtual Machines, Scalability, Apache Hadoop

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      319 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cloud Computing Project

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Computing, General Networking

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Computer Security Awareness Training, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Media and Communications, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Collection

      Build toward a degree

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Java, Middleware, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Databases, Software Architecture, Servers, Web Services, Microservices, Scalability, Communication Systems

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular parallel computing courses

    • Introduction to Enterprise Computing: IBM
    • Cloud Computing Law: Queen Mary University of London
    • Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Using AWS: Coursera Project Network
    • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python: Packt
    • Python Programming for Quantum Computing: Packt
    • Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for AWS Professionals: Google Cloud
    • Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Cloud Systems Software: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Cloud Computing Project: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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