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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Big Data, Apache Spark, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Cloud Platforms, Network Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Computer Networking, File Systems, Apache Hadoop, Network Infrastructure, Cloud Applications, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Middleware, Containerization, Software-Defined Networking, NoSQL

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      2.1K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University at Buffalo

      Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology

      Skills you'll gain: Model Based Systems Engineering, Peer Review, Systems Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Controls, Performance Measurement, Control Systems, Anomaly Detection, Machine Controls, Incident Response, Digital Transformation, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Development Life Cycle, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Processes, Data Sharing, Product Design, Manufacturing Operations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Introduction to Git and GitHub Basics

      Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Unix Commands, Unix Shell, Software Versioning, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Software Configuration Management, File Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

      Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, System Monitoring, Application Security, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      99 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      AWS Certified Developer - Associate

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Continuous Integration, Cloud Hosting, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Continuous Deployment, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Services, Amazon CloudWatch, Authentications, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Development Environment, Single Sign-On (SSO), Cloud Storage, Database Management, Scalability, Command-Line Interface, Data Security

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Programming in Scala

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, User Interface (UI), Programming Principles, Big Data, Software Design, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Heat Maps, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Distributed Computing, Computer Programming, Data Processing, Real Time Data, Performance Tuning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      11K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Analyst Certification Guide

      Skills you'll gain: Security Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      REST Assured - Mastering API Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Test Case, Test Planning, JUnit, Software Testing, Test Engineering, Security Testing, Test Data, Test Automation, OAuth, Apache Maven, Authentications, Development Environment, Eclipse (Software)

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Git and GitHub Complete Master Class

      Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, Software Versioning, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Code Review, Software Configuration Management, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Secure Coding, File Management, Software Documentation

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      OWASP Top 10

      Skills you'll gain: Application Design, Event Monitoring, Server Side

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Architecting with Google Compute Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Prompt Engineering, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, Cloud Storage, Containerization, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Terraform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Load Balancing, Service Level Agreement, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Virtual Machines, Microservices

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Internet Of Things, General Networking, Operating Systems, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, Computer Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Network Architecture

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      13K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Cloud Computing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology: University at Buffalo
    • Introduction to Git and GitHub Basics: Packt
    • Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): DeepLearning.AI
    • AWS Certified Developer - Associate: Packt
    • Functional Programming in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Analyst Certification Guide: Packt
    • REST Assured - Mastering API Testing: EDUCBA
    • Git and GitHub Complete Master Class: Packt
    • OWASP Top 10: Packt

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