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    • Status: Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      Build Serverless Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Microservices, Event Monitoring, GitHub, Business Process Automation

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Azure: Create a Virtual Machine and Deploy a Web Server

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Web Servers, Network Administration, Remote Access Systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      214 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Linux Server Management and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Unix, User Accounts, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Hardening, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Network Administration, Authentications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      914 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Illinois Tech

      Programming and Application Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Web Development, Database Design, Relational Databases, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Databases, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Deployment, Server Side, HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, Application Development, Cloud Applications, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Servers, Scripting, Javascript, Network Protocols, Cloud Computing

      Build toward a degree

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • P

      Packt

      A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, Authentications, Server Side, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Backend Web Development with Go: Build an E-Manual Server

      Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Web Servers, Server Side, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Go (Programming Language), Back-End Web Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Infosec

      OWASP Top 10 - Risks 6-10

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Authentications, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Data Integrity, System Monitoring, Patch Management, Server Side

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      AJAX Authentication and Cross-Origin Requests

      Skills you'll gain: Apache, Web Servers, Authentications, Application Servers, Server Side, Secure Coding, Web Applications, Application Security, Restful API, Servers, Back-End Web Development, Javascript

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Running Windows Containers on Compute Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft SQL Servers, Cloud Computing, Remote Access Systems, Windows Servers, Virtual Machines, Microsoft Windows

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Internal Load Balancer

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Network Administration, Cloud Infrastructure, TCP/IP, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Servers, Development Testing

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Build an Online Auction Server with ExpressJS

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, Restful API, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development, Web Applications, Web Servers, Javascript

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      RESTful API with Rust: Build a Game Map Server

      Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Restful API, Rust (Programming Language), Application Programming Interface (API), OS Process Management, Video Game Development, Web Development, JSON, Programming Principles, Servers, Debugging, TCP/IP

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular server-side courses

    • Build Serverless Applications: Microsoft
    • Azure: Create a Virtual Machine and Deploy a Web Server: Coursera Project Network
    • Linux Server Management and Security: University of Colorado System
    • Programming and Application Foundations: Illinois Tech
    • A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10: Packt
    • Backend Web Development with Go: Build an E-Manual Server: Coursera Project Network
    • OWASP Top 10 - Risks 6-10: Infosec
    • AJAX Authentication and Cross-Origin Requests: Packt
    • Running Windows Containers on Compute Engine: Google Cloud
    • Internal Load Balancer: Google Cloud

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