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 California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Authentications, Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Security Strategy, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Testing, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Code Review, Vulnerability Management, Secure Coding, Authorization (Computing), Exploitation techniques, Java, Security Controls, Java Programming, Patch Management, Dependency Analysis, Docker (Software)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Virtual Machines, Event Monitoring, Data Import/Export, Serverless Computing, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Data Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Storage, Personally Identifiable Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Data Management, Data Storage, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Security Controls, Analysis, Authorization (Computing), Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Relational Databases, Encryption, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Databases, Database Development, Database Management, Acceptance Testing, Data Architecture, Web Applications, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, System Testing, Data Infrastructure, Software Systems, System Monitoring, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Middleware, Distributed Computing, Prototyping, Big Data
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Devops Tools, WordPress, Virtual Networking, Configuration Management, Data Persistence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Business Metrics, Generative Model Architectures, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, AI literacy, Model Evaluation, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Measurement, Performance Metric, Business Solutions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, AI Security, Large Language Modeling, Security Testing, Data Loss Prevention, Continuous Monitoring, Responsible AI, Prompt Patterns, Threat Detection, System Monitoring, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Orchestration, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, Cloud Services, Responsible AI, Cloud Deployment, Machine Learning Algorithms, Front-End Web Development, Python Programming, Scalability, Data Science, Data Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Workflows, Fine-tuning, Model Deployment, Applied Machine Learning, Application Deployment, API Testing, Model Optimization
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Business Transformation, Software As A Service, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Multi-Cloud, Operating Expense
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Model Optimization, Generative AI, Model Deployment, Tensorflow, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Model Training, Keras (Neural Network Library), Machine Learning, Generative Model Architectures, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Software, Machine Learning Methods, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Google Cloud Platform, Model Evaluation, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Cloud Computing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Random Forest Algorithm, Decision Tree Learning, Model Optimization, Logistic Regression, Classification Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months