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    Coursera Project Network

    Flick Social for Beginners: Accelerating Social Media Output

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Content Creation, Scheduling, Target Market, Driving engagement, User Accounts

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Continuous Integration Mastery with Jenkins

    Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, CI/CD, Docker (Software), GitLab, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, Containerization, Git (Version Control System), Continuous Deployment, GitHub, Code Review

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Blender 4 - Geometry Nodes for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Certified Vault Operations Professional – A Complete Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Event Monitoring, Cloud Security, Security Management, Data Management, Performance Testing, System Configuration, Servers, Scenario Testing

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Your Cloud Architect Journey - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Standards, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing, Process Analysis, IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Process Optimization, Cloud Platforms, Continuous Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Cost Reduction, Scalability

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    MongoDB Tutorial for Beginners (2024)

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, SQL, Databases, Relational Databases, Performance Tuning, Software Installation, Data Management, System Configuration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    ATtiny Microcontroller Development for Arduino Programmers

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Development Environment, Serial Peripheral Interface, 3D Assets, USB, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Display Devices, Computer Programming, Debugging, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Scaling, Access Control, and Exam preparation with Vault

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Scalability, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Performance Testing, Performance Tuning, Scenario Testing, Configuration Management, Disaster Recovery

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Optimize TensorFlow Models For Deployment with TensorRT

    Skills you'll gain: Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Performance Tuning, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    76 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

    Optimizing Machine Learning Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Business Operations, Machine Learning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Applied Machine Learning, Business Strategy, Data Maintenance, Risk Mitigation, Performance Metric, Systems Integration, Stakeholder Communications

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    50 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Stanford University

    Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Pseudocode, Operations Research

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    827 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Approximation Algorithms and Linear Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Algorithms, Applied Mathematics, Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Modeling, Theoretical Computer Science, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    47 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Flick Social for Beginners: Accelerating Social Media Output: Coursera Project Network
  • Continuous Integration Mastery with Jenkins: Packt
  • Blender 4 - Geometry Nodes for Beginners: Packt
  • Certified Vault Operations Professional – A Complete Guide: Packt
  • Preparing for Your Cloud Architect Journey - Español: Google Cloud
  • MongoDB Tutorial for Beginners (2024): Packt
  • ATtiny Microcontroller Development for Arduino Programmers: Packt
  • Scaling, Access Control, and Exam preparation with Vault: Packt
  • Optimize TensorFlow Models For Deployment with TensorRT: Coursera Project Network
  • Optimizing Machine Learning Performance: Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

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