Cloud computing applications courses can help you learn cloud architecture, deployment models, data management, and security best practices. You can build skills in optimizing cloud resources, managing virtual environments, and implementing cloud-based solutions for various business needs. Many courses introduce tools like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, showing how these platforms support application development, data storage, and scalable computing.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Laboratory Experience, Laboratory Reports, Software Design, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, System Design and Implementation, Embedded Software, Systems Design, Embedded Systems, Electronic Hardware, Electronics Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eclipse (Software), Laboratory Testing, Test Script Development, Program Development, Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Responsible AI, Gemini, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, Generative Model Architectures, AI Product Strategy, Prompt Patterns, Agentic Workflows, AI Enablement, Google Workspace, Customer Engagement, AI literacy, AI Workflows, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Rmarkdown, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Leaflet (Software), Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Model Training, Machine Learning, GitHub
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Cloudera
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, Apache Hive, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Big Data, Database Systems, Amazon Web Services, MySQL, Data Management, Query Languages, Amazon S3, Apache Hadoop, Data Storage, NoSQL, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Storage, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Release Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Installation, Application Lifecycle Management, Performance Tuning, Cloud Computing, General Networking, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Network Model, Memory Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Excel Formulas, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Box Plots, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Correlation Analysis, Decision Making, Variance Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Health Information Management, Security Awareness, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Encryption, Health Informatics, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Security, Cyber Attacks, Medical Records, Health Technology, Information Privacy, Cloud Computing, Patient Safety
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Snowflake
Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Databases, Data Store, Data Transformation, Continuous Deployment, Extract, Transform, Load, Devops Tools, Data Warehousing, Change Control, DevOps, SQL, Data Integration, CI/CD, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Analysis
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Design, Data Manipulation, MySQL, Database Development, Relational Databases, Database Management, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Databases, Data Maintenance, Data Management, Data Validation, PostgreSQL, Operations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Model Optimization, Statistical Methods, Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, Cloud Infrastructure, Agentic systems, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Model Deployment, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Agentic Workflows, Model Deployment, Application Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Token Optimization, LLM Application, Cloud Hosting, Virtual Machines, System Configuration, Automation, Servers, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Security, Context Engineering, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks