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      Duke University

      Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Virtual Machines, Performance Testing, System Monitoring, Flask (Web Framework)

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      129 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Network Systems: Principles in Practice

      Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, Network Security, Cloud Services, TCP/IP, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Wide Area Networks, Network Protocols, General Networking, Network Routers, Network Troubleshooting, Linux, Computer Networking, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Network Administration, Network Switches, Terraform

      Build toward a degree

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      92 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Grafana, System Monitoring, Prometheus (Software), Application Performance Management, DevOps, Continuous Monitoring, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices, Debugging, Distributed Computing, Data Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      93 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Information Technology Fundamentals for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Cloud-Native Computing, Network Security, Linux Administration, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Troubleshooting, Operating System Administration, Cloud Storage, Linux Commands, Software-Defined Networking, User Accounts, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, Threat Modeling, Cloud Services, Data Infrastructure

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      74 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Red Hat

      Fundamentals of Ansible

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Linux, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Automation, DevOps, Configuration Management, Software Architecture

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      KodeKloud

      Kubernetes for the Absolute Beginners with Hands-on Labs

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, YAML, Microservices, Containerization, Cloud Platforms, Cloud-Native Computing, Docker (Software), DevOps, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Scalability

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      46 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware 1b

      Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, General Networking, Wireless Networks, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Network Protocols, Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, Network Security, Network Routers, Network Switches, Wide Area Networks, System Configuration, Servers

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      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      290 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      DDoS Attacks and Defenses

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Malware Protection, Security Engineering, Network Security, Threat Detection, Firewall, Code Review, Network Routing, Proxy Servers, Linux, Internet Of Things

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      169 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Virtual Machines, Linux, Technical Documentation

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Getting Started with Rstudio

      Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Software Installation, Package and Software Management, R Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Cloud Development, Cloud Hosting

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      143 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Palo Alto Networks

      Palo Alto Networks Cloud Security Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Computing, Application Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security, Docker (Software), Software As A Service, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Containerization, Data Centers, Vulnerability Scanning, Virtual Machines, DevOps, Vulnerability Assessments

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      142 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Cloudera

      Managing Big Data in Clusters and Cloud Storage

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Database Management, SQL, Big Data, Databases, Data Management, Amazon S3, Apache Hadoop, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Command-Line Interface

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      297 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs: Duke University
    • Network Systems: Principles in Practice: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps: IBM
    • Information Technology Fundamentals for Everyone: Illinois Tech
    • Fundamentals of Ansible: Red Hat
    • Kubernetes for the Absolute Beginners with Hands-on Labs: KodeKloud
    • Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware 1b: Illinois Tech
    • DDoS Attacks and Defenses: University of Colorado System
    • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Getting Started with Rstudio: Coursera Project Network

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