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Master optimization techniques for improving system performance. Learn about linear programming, nonlinear optimization, and heuristic methods.

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    Coursera Project Network

    Advanced UI with Material 3: Customization & Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Performance Tuning, Prototyping, Design

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    GenAI for Product Marketers: Data-Driven Campaigns

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Marketing Analytics, A/B Testing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Product Marketing, Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Performance Measurement, Generative AI, Target Audience, Google Ads, Predictive Analytics, ChatGPT, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Improving Diagnostic Accuracy with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Health Informatics, Generative AI Agents, Diagnostic Tests, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Multimodal Prompts, Data Integration, Medical Imaging, Healthcare Ethics, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Aptly

    Google Search Advertising Implementation

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Performance Analysis, Bidding, Campaign Management, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Target Audience, Performance Management, Budget Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    End-to-End iOS Development Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, Swift Programming, iOS Development, Core Data (Software), Mobile Development, Secure Coding, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Scalability, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Debugging, Data Management, Model View Controller, Performance Tuning, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Data Storage

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    GenAI for Inside Sales: Crafting Effective Outreach

    Skills you'll gain: Inside Sales, Generative AI Agents, AI Personalization, Email Automation, Sales Development, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Sales Strategy, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Driving engagement, HubSpot CRM, Personalized Service, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Automation, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Wide Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Performance Management, Network Infrastructure, Firewall, Network Routing, Encryption, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Analysis Using Hadoop Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Big Data, Apache Spark, NoSQL, Data Management, Data Processing, SQL, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Scripting Languages, Data Transformation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Generative AI Agents, User Feedback, Document Management, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Mastering MongoDB 7.0

    Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Data Modeling, Query Languages, Data Security, Database Architecture and Administration, NoSQL, System Monitoring, Database Management, Transaction Processing, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Encryption, Data Transformation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Optimizing Your Google Cloud Costs 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Cloud Applications, Cost Management, Cost Control, Budget Management, Serverless Computing, Cost Reduction, Virtual Machines, Query Languages, Resource Utilization, System Monitoring

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Financial Analysis - Build a ChatGPT Pairs Trading Bot

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Financial Trading, Performance Measurement, Technical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Analysis, Financial Market, Portfolio Management, Benchmarking

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular optimization courses

  • Advanced UI with Material 3: Customization & Performance: Coursera Project Network
  • GenAI for Product Marketers: Data-Driven Campaigns: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Improving Diagnostic Accuracy with GenAI: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Google Search Advertising Implementation: Aptly
  • End-to-End iOS Development Mastery: Board Infinity
  • GenAI for Inside Sales: Crafting Effective Outreach: Coursera Instructor Network
  • SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Data Analysis Using Hadoop Tools: Johns Hopkins University
  • GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Mastering MongoDB 7.0: Packt

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