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      Coursera Project Network

      Deployment with Cloud Foundry: Blue-Green Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Foundry, Platform As A Service (PaaS), DevOps, Application Deployment, Docker (Software), Containerization, Cloud Applications, Continuous Deployment, Cloud Services, YAML, Scalability

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Illinois Tech

      Cloud: Platform as a Service - Bachelor's

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Containerization, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Security, Docker (Software), Information Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Public Cloud, Database Management, DevOps, CI/CD, Relational Databases, Microservices, Scalability, Machine Learning

      Build toward a degree

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Amazon Web Services

      Amazon EFS Primer

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Scalability, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), File Systems

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Secure Software Supply Chain: Using Cloud Build & Cloud Deploy to Deploy Containerized Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud Applications, CI/CD, Application Security, Google App Engine, Serverless Computing

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine - 简体中文

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Google Cloud Platform, Docker (Software), Cloud Computing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Identity and Access Management, YAML, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Cisco Learning and Certifications

      Examining MPLS VPN Operation

      Skills you'll gain: Network Planning And Design, Network Engineering, Computer Networking, Network Administration, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Troubleshooting, Network Performance Management, Scalability

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      App Deployment, Debugging, and Performance - Español

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Google Cloud Platform, Application Performance Management, Docker (Software), Containerization, Performance Tuning, Continuous Deployment, Debugging, Node.JS

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      Packt

      Java for Beginners: Hands-On Course with Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Software Design, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Full-Stack Web Development, API Design, Node.JS, Postman API Platform, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Test Tools, JSON, Middleware

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Pearson

      Practical Windows PowerShell Scripting: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Windows PowerShell, Scripting, IT Automation, Network Monitoring, Scripting Languages, Event Monitoring, Network Administration, Software Documentation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Introduction to Website Development Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Development Environment, Responsive Web Design, Version Control, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Integrated Development Environments, Web Development Tools, Cloud Hosting

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations 简体中文

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Docker (Software), Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Microservices, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux basics courses

    • Deployment with Cloud Foundry: Blue-Green Strategy: Coursera Project Network
    • Cloud: Platform as a Service - Bachelor's: Illinois Tech
    • Amazon EFS Primer: Amazon Web Services
    • Secure Software Supply Chain: Using Cloud Build & Cloud Deploy to Deploy Containerized Applications: Google Cloud
    • Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine - 简体中文: Google Cloud
    • Examining MPLS VPN Operation: Cisco Learning and Certifications
    • App Deployment, Debugging, and Performance - Español: Google Cloud
    • Java for Beginners: Hands-On Course with Capstone Project: Packt
    • Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects: Packt
    • Practical Windows PowerShell Scripting: Unit 2: Pearson

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