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    Master optimization techniques for improving system performance. Learn about linear programming, nonlinear optimization, and heuristic methods.

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Loan Officers: Revolutionizing Credit Scoring

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Loan Origination, Lending and Underwriting, Consumer Lending, Commercial Lending, Workflow Management, Generative AI, Regulatory Compliance, Customer Communications Management, Customer experience improvement, Credit Risk, Document Management, Financial Services, Business Process Automation, Risk Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Mastering Cloud FinOps

      Skills you'll gain: Cost Management, Resource Utilization, Financial Management, Dashboard, Capacity Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Financial Forecasting, Serverless Computing, Change Management, Anomaly Detection, Containerization, Case Studies, Stakeholder Engagement, Generative AI

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnKartS

      Deployment in GCP

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Cloud Management, Google App Engine, Cloud Storage, Terraform, Cloud Security, Microservices, Containerization, DevOps, Scalability, Load Balancing, Virtual Machines, Analytics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Sales Proposals and Presentations

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Proposal Development, Sales Presentation, Sales Strategy, Generative AI Agents, Presentations, Storytelling, Data Storytelling, Sales Process, Prompt Engineering, Market Research, Microsoft PowerPoint, Competitive Analysis, Data Visualization

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Social Media as a Marketing Tool in Business Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Media Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Strategic Communication, Marketing Planning, Paid media, Content Strategy, Customer Insights, Shared Media, Content Performance Analysis, Persuasive Communication, Content Creation

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Building Recommender Systems with Machine Learning and AI

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Apache Spark, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AWS SageMaker, Scalability, Tensorflow, Dimensionality Reduction, Applied Machine Learning, Python Programming, Fraud detection, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Data Processing

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Vulnerability Scanning, General Networking, Network Protocols, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Administration, Vulnerability Assessments, Firewall, Network Analysis, Scripting, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Data Analytics and Visualization with Tableau and more

      Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Alteryx, Statistical Programming, Tableau Software, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Workflow Management, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Legal Document Management

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Document Management, Generative AI, Legal Risk, Workflow Management, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Contract Review

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Leveraging Llama2 for Advanced AI Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, LangChain, Technical Management, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Solution Architecture, Analysis, Virtual Environment, System Design and Implementation, User Interface (UI), Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      PHP Mastery: Build Web Apps

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, PHP (Scripting Language), Package and Software Management, Restful API, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Development, Software Testing, Web Applications, Development Testing, Application Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Software Development Tools, Database Development, Database Management, Authentications, Server Side, Authorization (Computing)

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Key Enablers and Challenges in Implementing Industry 4.0

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Process Optimization, Workforce Development, Change Management, Manufacturing Operations, Innovation, Workforce Planning, Technology Strategies, Data Security, Digital Transformation, Business Technologies, Internet Of Things, Supply Chain Management, Compliance Management, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Architecture, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular optimization courses

    • GenAI for Loan Officers: Revolutionizing Credit Scoring: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Mastering Cloud FinOps: Board Infinity
    • Deployment in GCP: LearnKartS
    • GenAI for Sales Proposals and Presentations: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Social Media as a Marketing Tool in Business Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Building Recommender Systems with Machine Learning and AI: Packt
    • Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • Data Analytics and Visualization with Tableau and more: Packt
    • GenAI for Legal Document Management: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Leveraging Llama2 for Advanced AI Solutions: Coursera Instructor Network

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