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      Amazon Web Services

      Getting Started with Bottlerocket

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Containerization, Command-Line Interface, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Linux, Servers, Open Source Technology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Foundations of Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Ubuntu, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Unix Commands, File Systems, Software Installation, Operating System Administration, Development Environment, File Management, Virtual Environment, Open Source Technology

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Ansible and Ansible-Playbooks for Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, IT Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Devops Tools, Linux Commands, Automation, Debugging, YAML, Scripting, Security Controls, Command-Line Interface, Encryption, Amazon Web Services, Package and Software Management, Software Installation, Configuration Management, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      AWS IAM: The Cloud Engineer's Security Handbook

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, User Accounts, Key Management, Encryption, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to DeepSeek

      Skills you'll gain: Deepseek, Responsible AI, LLM Application, Generative Model Architectures, AI Product Strategy, Application Deployment, Data Ethics, Case Studies, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Integration Testing, Process Optimization, Program Evaluation, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Manage Resources in Azure

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Software As A Service, Virtual Machines, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Resource Management, Command-Line Interface, Verification And Validation

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      21 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Apache Kafka Series - Learn Apache Kafka for Beginners v3

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Command-Line Interface, Apache, Data Pipelines, Java, Enterprise Application Management, Real Time Data, Performance Tuning, Configuration Management

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Amazon EMR Getting Started

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Big Data, Amazon Web Services, Business Intelligence, Amazon S3, Command-Line Interface, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Processing, Analytics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Amazon Web Services, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, File Management, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Administration, General Networking, Service Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Scrimba

      Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

      Skills you'll gain: Tool Calling, Real Time Data, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), API Gateway, Servers, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Middleware, LLM Application, Server Side, Generative AI, Network Protocols, Software Architecture

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's

      Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, Linux, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Operating Systems, Unix, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Linux Servers, Unix Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Web Servers, System Configuration, General Networking, Firewall

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102)

      Skills you'll gain: System Configuration, Security Awareness, Mobile Security, Software Installation, Cybersecurity, Microsoft Windows, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Desktop Support, Network Security, Application Security, Mac OS, Unix, Malware Protection, Network Administration, Linux Commands, Hardware Troubleshooting, Change Control, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular command line courses

    • Getting Started with Bottlerocket: Amazon Web Services
    • Foundations of Linux: Packt
    • Ansible and Ansible-Playbooks for Automation: Packt
    • AWS IAM: The Cloud Engineer's Security Handbook: Packt
    • Introduction to DeepSeek: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Manage Resources in Azure: Microsoft
    • Apache Kafka Series - Learn Apache Kafka for Beginners v3: Packt
    • Amazon EMR Getting Started: Amazon Web Services
    • Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers: Packt
    • Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP): Scrimba

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