University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cloud Computing Specialization
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Cloud Computing Specialization

Clouds, Distributed Systems, Networking. Learn about and build distributed and networked systems for clouds and big data.

Reza Farivar
Ankit Singla
Indranil Gupta

Instructors: Reza Farivar

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Intermediate level
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3 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 6 course series

Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1

Course 123 hours4.3 (1,064 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Apache Cassandra
Category: NoSQL
Category: C++ (Programming Language)
Category: Scalability
Category: Network Protocols
Category: Algorithms
Category: Data Structures
Category: Systems Design
Category: Data Storage Technologies

Cloud Computing Concepts: Part 2

Course 219 hours4.6 (319 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: File Systems
Category: NoSQL
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Data Store
Category: Data Centers
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Scalability
Category: Encryption
Category: Algorithms
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Authentications
Category: Network Security

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Amazon S3
Category: Platform As A Service (PaaS)
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: File Systems
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Cloud Platforms

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Apache Spark
Category: Big Data
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Data Processing
Category: Deep Learning
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Scalability
Category: Analytics
Category: Machine Learning Algorithms
Category: Apache Kafka
Category: Databases
Category: Data Storage
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: NoSQL
Category: Algorithms

Cloud Networking

Course 522 hours4.4 (303 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Routing
Category: Software-Defined Networking
Category: Network Switches
Category: Data Centers
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Wide Area Networks
Category: Scalability
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: General Networking
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: Virtualization

Cloud Computing Project

Course 621 hours4.0 (39 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Systems Integration
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Technical Services
Category: Network Architecture
Category: General Networking

Instructors

Reza Farivar
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 Courses68,996 learners
Ankit Singla
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 Courses42,118 learners
Indranil Gupta
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6 Courses152,212 learners

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