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      VMware

      Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX

      Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Virtual Machines, Software-Defined Networking, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Virtualization, Network Infrastructure, Public Cloud, Cloud Hosting, Firewall, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Application Security, Cloud Management, Disaster Recovery, Automation

      4.7
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      463 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Industrial IoT Markets and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Internet Of Things, General Networking, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, Interviewing Skills, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technologies, Automation, Market Analysis, Cloud Platforms

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      594 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future

      Skills you'll gain: Electrical Power, Energy and Utilities, Electric Power Systems, Regulatory Affairs, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Emerging Technologies, Forecasting, Capacity Planning, Strategic Thinking, Environmental Policy, Customer Engagement, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      719 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Application Development using Microservices and Serverless

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, OpenShift, Microservices, IBM Cloud, Containerization, Istio, Software Design, Restful API, Cloud Applications, API Design, Docker (Software), Application Development, Kubernetes, Flask (Web Framework), Application Deployment, Scalability, Cloud Computing Architecture

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      375 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Algorithms for Searching, Sorting, and Indexing

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Logic, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Python Programming

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      505 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      AI for Web Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, GitHub, Version Control, OpenAI, HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Cloud Applications, ChatGPT, API Gateway, Generative AI, Javascript, Application Deployment, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Mobile Development, Application Development, UI Components, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging, Cloud Computing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      217 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Python, Bash and SQL Essentials for Data Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux, Jupyter, Linux Commands, Database Management, Version Control, Pandas (Python Package), Git (Version Control System), Unix Shell, Web Scraping, Linux Administration, SQL, MySQL, Microservices, Containerization, Docker (Software), Python Programming, Big Data, Data Science

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      434 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Public Relations and Communications Associate

      Skills you'll gain: Media Relations, Proofreading, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Press Releases, Performance Reporting, Web Content, Marketing Communications, Storytelling, Media and Communications, Communication Strategies, Content Management Systems, Public Affairs, Strategic Communication, Incident Management, Business Reporting, Content Management, Data Visualization, Report Writing, Generative AI

      4.7
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      120 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Google شهادة تقنية المعلومات من

      Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Computer Networking, Information Systems Security, Linux, IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Microsoft Windows, Network Security, Network Protocols, TCP/IP, Application Security, Systems Administration, Remote Access Systems, Desktop Support, Technical Support, File Systems, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Active Directory, Help Desk Support, Software Installation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      567 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to R Programming for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Structures, Statistical Programming, Restful API, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Jupyter, Integrated Development Environments

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      574 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

      Skills you'll gain: Photography, Photo Editing, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Color Theory, Information Privacy, Creativity

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      AI and Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Jupyter, Environmental Monitoring, Information Privacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Public Health

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      232 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux basics courses

    • Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX: VMware
    • Industrial IoT Markets and Security: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future: University of Colorado System
    • Application Development using Microservices and Serverless : IBM
    • Algorithms for Searching, Sorting, and Indexing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • AI for Web Developers: Scrimba
    • Python, Bash and SQL Essentials for Data Engineering: Duke University
    • Microsoft Public Relations and Communications Associate: Microsoft
    • Google شهادة تقنية المعلومات من: Google
    • Introduction to R Programming for Data Science: IBM

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