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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Server Side, IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, OAuth, Cloud Security, Server Administration, System Configuration, Encryption, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Backend Development and API Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Middleware, Authentications, Cloud API, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), User Provisioning, User Accounts, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Scalability, Authorization (Computing), GitHub, Development Environment, Data Validation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Authentications, Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Databases, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, System Programming, Data Structures

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Windows Server Management and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Windows Servers, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows, Authentications, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Group Policy, Microsoft Servers, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Servers, Computer Security, System Configuration, Encryption

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      664 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Advanced Angular Development

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Deployment, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, Server Side, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Performance Tuning

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Back-End Web Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Database Management, Back-End Web Development, Generative AI, Performance Tuning, API Design, Prompt Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Code Review, Databases, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Validation, Risk Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Introduction to AJAX and Mini-Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Web Applications, Javascript, JSON, Node.JS, PHP (Scripting Language), Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Backend Development using ASP.Net

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, ASP.NET, Model View Controller, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Frameworks, Web Services, Middleware, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Routing Protocols

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Linux Server Management and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Systems Administration, System Configuration, Hardening, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Computer Security, Network Administration, Authentications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      914 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Deploy Microsoft SQL Server to Compute Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Cloud Computing, Server Administration, Cloud Platforms, Windows Servers, Remote Access Systems, Virtual Machines, User Accounts

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Internal Load Balancer

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Network Administration, Cloud Infrastructure, TCP/IP, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Servers, Development Testing

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Securing Virtual Machines using Chrome Enterprise Premium

      Skills you'll gain: Remote Access Systems, Firewall, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, TCP/IP, Identity and Access Management, Proxy Servers

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular server-side courses

    • Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Backend Development and API Creation: Packt
    • Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development: Packt
    • Windows Server Management and Security: University of Colorado System
    • Advanced Angular Development: LearnQuest
    • GenAI for Back-End Web Developers: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introduction to AJAX and Mini-Projects: Packt
    • Backend Development using ASP.Net: Board Infinity
    • Linux Server Management and Security: University of Colorado System
    • Deploy Microsoft SQL Server to Compute Engine: Google Cloud

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