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      Coursera Project Network

      Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Tools, Software Testing, Automation, Node.JS, Configuration Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      IBM AI Foundations for Business

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Literacy, Data Mining, Generative AI, Big Data, Information Architecture, Strategic Decision-Making, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing, Data Analysis, Data Science, Digital Transformation, Natural Language Processing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Business Process Automation, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence, Leadership, Content Creation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      97K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Customer Support

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, Multimodal Prompts, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Standard Operating Procedure, Customer Support, OpenAI, LLM Application, Product Support, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, Personalized Service, Responsible AI, Large Language Modeling, Customer experience improvement, Data Ethics, Customer Insights, Automation, Content Creation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      8.6K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Infrastructure Automation with Terraform

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure Architecture, Virtual Machines, Data Store

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Automation With Salt

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), IT Automation, Command-Line Interface, Docker (Software), Software Installation, Automation, System Configuration, YAML, Systems Administration, Configuration Management, Remote Access Systems

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Preview
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      Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

      Making the Case for Robotic Process Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Return On Investment, Accounting and Finance Software, Business Requirements, Process Mapping, Business Process, Value Propositions, Process Improvement, Project Scoping, Digital Transformation

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      93 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java

      Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Eclipse (Software), Software Testing, UI Components, Integrated Development Environments, Web Applications, Java Programming, Functional Testing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      354 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      CCNA Expert – Network Automation, Cloud, and Emerging Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Cloud Computing, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Event Monitoring, Network Performance Management, Software-Defined Networking, Ansible, Network Architecture, Virtualization, Network Protocols, Encryption, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Restful API

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Status: AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Relational Database Administrator

      Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping, Linux Commands, Database Design, SQL, Database Administration, MySQL, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Store, Generative AI, Data Import/Export, Data Security

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      60K reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      UiPath

      UI Automation and Selectors

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), UI Components, Test Automation, Human Computer Interaction, Automation, User Interface (UI) Design, Robotic Process Automation, Excel Macros, Business Process Automation, Desktop Support

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      41 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
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      Board Infinity

      Advance Automation: Playbooks, Roles & Workflow Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, IT Automation, Devops Tools, Scripting, Debugging, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scalability, CI/CD, YAML, Automation, Development Environment, Application Deployment, Maintainability, Cloud Infrastructure, Configuration Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Automation and Modern Testing Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Software Testing, Security Testing, Performance Testing, Test Tools, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Regression Testing, Secure Coding, Functional Testing, Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), DevOps, Quality Assurance, Test Case, Scripting

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular automation courses

    • Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners: Coursera Project Network
    • IBM AI Foundations for Business: IBM
    • Generative AI for Customer Support: IBM
    • Infrastructure Automation with Terraform: Whizlabs
    • Automation With Salt: Whizlabs
    • Making the Case for Robotic Process Automation: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
    • Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java: Coursera Project Network
    • CCNA Expert – Network Automation, Cloud, and Emerging Technologies: Packt
    • IBM Relational Database Administrator: IBM
    • UI Automation and Selectors: UiPath

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