This comprehensive 3-course specialization takes you from Spring Boot fundamentals to enterprise-grade application deployment and scaling. You'll master MVC architecture, database integration with JPA, REST API development, microservices patterns, and advanced topics like circuit breakers, service discovery, and performance optimization. Through hands-on projects, you'll learn to containerize applications with Docker, implement CI/CD pipelines, deploy to AWS ECS with Fargate, and integrate monitoring solutions, preparing you for professional Spring Boot development roles in modern cloud-native environments.
Spring and Spring Boot Development Specialization
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Spring and Spring Boot Development Specialization
Master Spring Boot Enterprise Development. Learn to build, deploy, and scale enterprise Spring Boot applications with microservices and cloud.
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
3 months at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Build and deploy secure, scalable RESTful applications using Spring Boot, JPA, and Spring Security.
Containerize and deploy apps to the cloud using Docker and AWS ECS.
Integrate Spring Boot with React for full-stack web development.
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Build and structure Spring Boot applications using MVC principles and best practices.
Integrate relational databases with Spring Data JPA and manage entity relationships.
Develop secure, well-documented RESTful APIs using Spring Security and Swagger.
Apply core Spring concepts like dependency injection, configuration annotations, and lifecycle management to build modular, testable applications.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Java
Category: API Design
Category: Back-End Web Development
What you'll learn
Analyze the internal workings of Spring Boot, including bean lifecycle, application context, and conditional configurations.
Implement modular architectures and follow best practices for structuring enterprise-grade Spring Boot applications.
Design microservices with service discovery, inter-service communication, resilience patterns, and API gateway integration using Spring Cloud.
Develop robust, testable applications by applying unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies with CI automation and observability tools.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Spring Boot
Category: JUnit
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Java Programming
Category: Java
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: API Gateway
Category: Application Design
What you'll learn
Build Docker containers for Spring Boot applications with environment configs
Deploy containerized apps to AWS ECS with Fargate and secure IAM roles
Apply CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions for Spring Boot apps
Implement monitoring, scaling, and troubleshooting strategies for Spring Boot applications using Spring Actuator, AWS CloudWatch, & ECS Auto-Scaling.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Spring Boot
Category: Scalability
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Containerization
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Amazon CloudWatch
Category: OAuth
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Category: Authentications
Category: Jenkins
Category: CI/CD
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Spring Framework
Category: DevOps
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Frequently asked questions
The specialization takes approximately 3 months to complete.
Learners should have a basic understanding of Java programming, object-oriented concepts, and familiarity with web technologies like HTML and HTTP. Prior experience with databases and version control (e.g., Git) is also helpful but not mandatory.
It is recommended to take the courses in sequence, as each builds on the previous one; however, learners with prior knowledge may start with any specific topic they wish to focus on.
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