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      IBM

      AI Foundations for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Process Design, IBM Cloud, Machine Learning, Self Service Technologies, Business Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Application Deployment, Automation, Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Technical Writing, Customer Service, Image Analysis, Data Science

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, Public Cloud, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Data Storage, Identity and Access Management, Security Controls, System Monitoring, General Networking, Multi-Factor Authentication, Network Infrastructure, Scalability

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM IT Scrum Master

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Software Development Life Cycle, User Story, Agile Methodology, Software Architecture, Development Environment, DevOps, Scrum (Software Development), Software Design, Computer Systems, Conflict Management, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Leadership, Test Planning, Risk Management, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9.9K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Status: AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, OpenShift, Linux Commands, GitHub, Software Architecture, MongoDB, Bash (Scripting Language), Containerization, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Development Environment, Git (Version Control System), Object-Relational Mapping, Flask (Web Framework), System Monitoring, Microservices, Jupyter, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      50K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Quantum AI

      Hands-on quantum error correction with Google Quantum AI

      Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Estimation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Hardware Architecture, Theoretical Computer Science, Linear Algebra

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      123 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Arithmetic, Computer Networking, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Programming, Development Environment, Web Servers, Data Management, Servers, Maintainability, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Javascript, General Mathematics, Problem Solving

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      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fractal Analytics

      Quantum Computing For Everyone - An Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Linear Algebra, Computational Logic, Computer Architecture, Physics, Simulations, Critical Thinking

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      75 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Serverless Computing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Agile Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Test Driven Development (TDD), Agile Methodology, OpenShift, Linux Commands, GitHub, Software Architecture, DevOps, Microservices, Containerization, Cloud Computing Architecture, Software Engineering, Flask (Web Framework), System Monitoring, Jupyter, Application Development

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      61K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Large Language Modeling, Deep Learning, Leadership and Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Ethics, Strategic Leadership, Business Development, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Innovation, Emerging Technologies, Business Transformation, IBM Cloud, Business Strategies, Digital Transformation, Content Creation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      8.1K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Google Cloud Database Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Data Migration, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Computing Architecture, Database Administration, Cloud-Based Integration, Application Deployment, Containerization, MySQL, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Generative AI, Cloud Computing, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Database Design, Database Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      49K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Product Owner

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Sprint Retrospectives, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Communication Planning, Virtual Teams, Team Performance Management, Generative AI, Product Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Product Development, Computer Systems, Lean Methodologies, Product Roadmaps, Cloud Computing, Stakeholder Management, User Story, Data Ethics, ChatGPT

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      5.7K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Data Engineering, Big Data, and Machine Learning on GCP

      Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes, Data Warehousing, Real Time Data, Data Visualization, Cloud Storage, Big Data, Tensorflow, Data Infrastructure, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Apache Spark, Data Processing, Unstructured Data, Analytics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud API, Cloud Infrastructure

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      18K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular distributed computing courses

    • AI Foundations for Everyone: IBM
    • AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials: Amazon Web Services
    • IBM IT Scrum Master: IBM
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • Hands-on quantum error correction with Google Quantum AI: Google Quantum AI
    • Introduction to Computer Science and Programming: University of London
    • Quantum Computing For Everyone - An Introduction : Fractal Analytics
    • IBM DevOps and Software Engineering: IBM
    • Generative AI Fundamentals: IBM
    • Google Cloud Database Engineer: Google Cloud

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