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      Packt

      Practical Linux Command Line 2.0

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Package and Software Management, Linux, File Management, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, File Systems, Ubuntu, Linux Administration, System Monitoring, Remote Access Systems, Unix Shell, User Accounts, OS Process Management, General Networking, IT Automation, System Configuration

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Board Infinity

      Foundations of Usability Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Human Centered Design, Software Testing, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, User Experience, Risk Management Framework, User Research, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Regulation and Legal Compliance

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Image Analysis, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Network Architecture, Performance Tuning, Matplotlib, Jupyter, NumPy

      Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Smart Data Cleaning with Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Responsible AI, Data Cleansing, Generative AI, Data Validation, Automation, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Tensorflow, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Alteryx

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Creating a Data Warehouse Through Joins and Unions

      Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Database Administration, SQL, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Google Analytics

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      HTTP Google Cloud Functions in Go

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Go (Programming Language), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Cloud Computing, Development Testing, Web Servers, Server Side, Cloud Storage

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Board Infinity

      Mastering Responsive UI Design for Modern Web Development

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Front-End Web Development, Usability, UI Components, Browser Compatibility, Performance Tuning, Typography, Web Development Tools, Mobile Development Tools, Image Quality

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Optimization with Next.js: Build a Product Portfolio Website

      Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Performance Tuning, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Microsoft Visual Studio

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Databases, Big Data, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

      3.1
      Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Security Fundamentals & Network Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), Software-Defined Networking, Network Administration, Security Awareness, Threat Modeling, Chef (Configuration Management Tool), Information Systems Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), JSON, Authentications, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Authorization (Computing), Automation, Configuration Management, Application Programming Interface (API)

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, NoSQL, Dashboard, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integration, Data Visualization Software, SQL, Database Management Systems, Data Storage, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Cloud Storage, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS), Firewall

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Learn Data Integration and Visualization with Elasticsearch

      Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Dashboard, Apache Kafka, Histogram, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, MySQL, SQL

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Practical Linux Command Line 2.0: Packt
    • Foundations of Usability Testing: Board Infinity
    • Advanced Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs): Packt
    • Smart Data Cleaning with Generative AI: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Creating a Data Warehouse Through Joins and Unions: Google Cloud
    • HTTP Google Cloud Functions in Go: Google Cloud
    • Mastering Responsive UI Design for Modern Web Development: Board Infinity
    • Optimization with Next.js: Build a Product Portfolio Website: Coursera Project Network
    • BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis : Google Cloud
    • Security Fundamentals & Network Automation: Packt

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