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      Coursera Instructor Network

      OpenCL Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Scalability, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Computer Architecture, Cross Platform Development, Hardware Architecture, Application Development, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Application Performance Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fractal Analytics

      Quantum Computing For Everyone - An Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, IBM Cloud, Algorithms, Data Ethics, Computational Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Programming Principles, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Critical Thinking

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Introduction to Networking and Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Cloud Computing, Network Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Firewall, Computer Networking, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Digital Transformation, Networking Hardware, Cybersecurity, Network Protocols, Network Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      530 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Java, Middleware, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Databases, Software Architecture, Servers, Web Services, Microservices, Scalability, Communication Systems

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Parallel programming

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Data Structures, Distributed Computing, Algorithms, Functional Design, Scalability, Other Programming Languages, Java, Performance Tuning

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Advanced Data Structures, RSA and Quantum Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cryptography, Data Structures, Data Encryption Standard, Algorithms, Encryption, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science, Programming Principles, Mathematical Software, Computational Thinking, IBM Cloud, Linear Algebra, Arithmetic

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Introduction to Enterprise Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, IBM Cloud, Virtual Machines, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Security, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Cryptography

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Concurrent Programming with GPUs

      Skills you'll gain: C and C++, System Programming, Distributed Computing, Computer Systems, Programming Principles, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Python Programming, Development Environment, Debugging

      2.6
      Rating, 2.6 out of 5 stars
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      127 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Cloud Systems Software

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Computing, Virtualization, Data Store, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Virtual Machines, Scalability, Apache Hadoop

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      319 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Practical Quantum Computing with IBM Qiskit for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Cryptography, Algorithms, Python Programming, Linear Algebra, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Jupyter, Physics, Simulations, Software Installation, Development Environment

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Computer Programming, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      4.1K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      CUDA Advanced Libraries

      Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Software Development, Machine Learning Methods, Image Analysis, Linear Algebra, Machine Learning, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Data Transformation, Algorithms, Data Science

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • OpenCL Programming: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Quantum Computing For Everyone - An Introduction : Fractal Analytics
    • Introduction to Networking and Cloud Computing: Microsoft
    • Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java: Packt
    • Parallel programming: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Advanced Data Structures, RSA and Quantum Algorithms: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to Enterprise Computing: IBM
    • Introduction to Concurrent Programming with GPUs: Johns Hopkins University
    • Cloud Systems Software: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Practical Quantum Computing with IBM Qiskit for Beginners: Packt

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