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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Patch Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Management, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Disaster Recovery, Virtual Machines, Cloud Solutions, Kubernetes, Cloud Platforms, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Windows PowerShell, System Monitoring, Public Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Security

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      105 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Cybersecurity Planning, Management, and Compliance

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cyber Security Policies, Security Management, Data Management, Records Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Threat Detection, Microsoft Azure, Security Controls, Threat Management

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Cloud Computing Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Cloud Computing, Agile Software Development, DevOps, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless Computing, Software Development, Amazon Web Services, Software Development Methodologies, Platform As A Service (PaaS), GitHub

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      272 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Android App Components - Intents, Activities, and Broadcast Receivers

      Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Android Development, Android Studio, Mobile Development, Java Programming, Java, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      801 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Beginning Custom Projects with Raspberry Pi

      Skills you'll gain: Remote Access Systems, Linux, Web Applications, Internet Of Things, Embedded Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Control Systems, Electronic Systems, System Configuration, Python Programming, Software Installation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Azure Cloud Services

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Scalability, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Kubernetes, Cloud Security, Network Security, Network Routing, Load Balancing, Application Deployment, Operating System Administration, Identity and Access Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Creating Business Value with Data and Looker

      Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Sharing, Performance Tuning, Data Integration, Ad Hoc Analysis, Query Languages, Exploratory Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Database Design, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Warehousing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      426 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Web Application Technologies and Django

      Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), HTML and CSS, Model View Controller, Application Deployment, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Servers, SQL, Databases, Network Protocols, Python Programming

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Gemini for Google Workspace

      Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Storytelling, Video Production, Email Automation, Prompt Engineering, Video Editing, Google Workspace, Google Sheets, Gmail, LLM Application, Motion Graphics, Productivity Software, Generative AI, Multimedia, Workflow Management, Writing, Collaboration, Business Communication, Project Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      223 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Converter Circuits

      Skills you'll gain: Power Electronics, Semiconductors, Electrical Power, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Components, Engineering Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Parallel programming

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Data Structures, Distributed Computing, Algorithms, Functional Design, Scalability, Other Programming Languages, Java, Performance Tuning

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Prompt Engineering with GPT: Programming for Custom Content

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Scripting, LLM Application, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Machine Learning, Software Engineering

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

    • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep: Microsoft
    • Cybersecurity Planning, Management, and Compliance: Microsoft
    • Cloud Computing Foundations: Duke University
    • Android App Components - Intents, Activities, and Broadcast Receivers: Vanderbilt University
    • Beginning Custom Projects with Raspberry Pi: Johns Hopkins University
    • Azure Cloud Services: Microsoft
    • Creating Business Value with Data and Looker: Google Cloud
    • Web Application Technologies and Django: University of Michigan
    • Gemini for Google Workspace: Google Cloud
    • Converter Circuits: University of Colorado Boulder

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