Cloud computing courses can help you learn about virtualization, cloud architecture, and service models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. You can build skills in managing cloud resources, implementing security measures, and optimizing cloud performance. Many courses introduce tools such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, showing how to deploy applications and manage data in a cloud environment.

Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, Test Data, Database Systems, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Test Case
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Incident Response, Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Authentications, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), DevSecOps, Vulnerability Assessments, Infrastructure Security, Vulnerability Management, Security Strategy, Security Controls, Penetration Testing, Firewall, Zero Trust Network Access
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Authentications, Front-End Web Development, Authorization (Computing), Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Jupyter, SQL, Big Data, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Analytics, Data Cleansing, Dashboard, Google Sheets, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Solutions
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Model Evaluation, Arithmetic
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, Google Cloud Platform, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, Prototyping, Application Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Bayesian Statistics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Mining, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Inference, Text Mining, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Unstructured Data, Machine Learning, Scalability, Data Structures, Distributed Computing, Probability Distribution, Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Needs Assessment, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Diversity and Inclusion, Training and Development, Education and Training, Curriculum Development, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Operating System Administration, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Deployment, Microsoft Windows, DevOps, Cloud-Native Computing, Operating Systems, System Configuration, Firewall, Cloud Computing Architecture, Linux, Risk Management
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, AI Orchestration, Business Transformation, Cloud Deployment, Initiative and Leadership, Application Deployment, AI Product Strategy, Digital Transformation, Continuous Monitoring, Agentic systems, Compliance Management, Stakeholder Communications, Regulatory Compliance, Dashboard, CI/CD, Data Pipelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Software Documentation, Open Source Technology, Tidyverse (R Package), Package and Software Management, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Leaflet (Software), R Programming, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Technical Documentation, Datamaps, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Unit Testing, Data Cleansing, Interactive Data Visualization, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months