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    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Hosting, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtual Machines, Public Cloud, Web Applications, Apache, Linux Servers, Remote Access Systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research

      Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Team Management, Mentorship, Collaborative Software, Technical Management, Health Informatics, Data Sharing, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Research, Diversity Awareness, Interpersonal Communications, Devops Tools, Information Management, Record Keeping, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Git (Version Control System), Docker (Software)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      A

      Alibaba Cloud Academy

      Protecting Cloud Architecture with Alibaba Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Network Security, Application Security, Data Security, Information Systems Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cybersecurity, General Networking, Linux, Vulnerability Management, Encryption

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      D

      Dartmouth College

      C Programming: Advanced Data Types - 5

      Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Data Structures, Data Storage, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      I

      Illinois Tech

      Building with Code: Programming Fundamentals and Open Source

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Web Development Tools, Linux Commands, Database Management, Web Development, Server Side, Databases, Application Deployment, HTML and CSS, Bash (Scripting Language), Database Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Linux Administration, Unix, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, Javascript, Scripting Languages, Data Structures, Python Programming

      Build toward a degree

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      K

      KodeKloud

      Kubernetes Basics for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Microservices, Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, Application Deployment, YAML, General Networking, Scalability, Command-Line Interface

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • D

      Duke University

      Python Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Scripting, Linux Commands, Python Programming

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      C

      Codio

      Containers in the Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Ansible, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Virtualization, Firewall, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, IT Automation, Application Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Virtual Machines, Security Controls, Cloud Platforms, Linux, Version Control, Data Management

      3.1
      Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Real-Time Project for Embedded Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Design Reviews, Verification And Validation, Systems Architecture, System Design and Implementation, Software Architecture, System Testing, Software Design, Code Review, Real Time Data, Performance Tuning, Debugging, Engineering Documentation, Image Analysis, Computer Vision

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • P

      Packt

      Kubernetes for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, YAML, Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Node.JS, Systems Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Servers, Web Applications, Scalability

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      D

      Duke University

      Web Applications and Command-Line Tools for Data Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Microservices, Containerization, Docker (Software), Test Automation, AWS SageMaker, Unit Testing, Development Environment, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Hosting

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Build a CRUD Node.js and MongoDB employee management web-app

      Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Node.JS, MongoDB, Back-End Web Development, Containerization, Full-Stack Web Development, Docker (Software), Database Development, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Application Development, Databases, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Javascript

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    • Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console: Coursera Project Network
    • Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research: Johns Hopkins University
    • Protecting Cloud Architecture with Alibaba Cloud: Alibaba Cloud Academy
    • C Programming: Advanced Data Types - 5: Dartmouth College
    • Building with Code: Programming Fundamentals and Open Source: Illinois Tech
    • Kubernetes Basics for DevOps: KodeKloud
    • Python Scripting: Duke University
    • Containers in the Cloud: Codio
    • Real-Time Project for Embedded Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Kubernetes for Beginners: Packt

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