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Key Technologies for Business Specialization
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Key Technologies for Business Specialization

Get Ahead with Key Business Technologies. Gain Foundational Understanding of Key Technologies Driving Modern Businesses

Alex Aklson
Rav Ahuja

Instructors: Alex Aklson

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(1,539 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand key technologies driving modern businesses and have meaningful conversations around Cloud, Data and AI, and related buzzwords

  • Gain Foundational Knowledge of Cloud Computing, Public/Private/Hybrid Clouds, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, VMs, Cloud Storage & Cloud Native practices like DevOps

  • Describe Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, their impact on society, and our future in an AI enabled world

  • Outline what is Data Science, tasks that a Data Scientist performs, and how Data Science is revolutionizing virtually all industries and businesses

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Specialization - 3 course series

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Course 112 hours4.6 (6,724 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud

  • Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components

  • Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization

  • List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Course 213 hours4.7 (15,375 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe what AI is and explain the core concepts related to AI

  • Demonstrate how AI applications and use cases can transform our lives and our work

  • Recognize the potential and impact of AI to transform businesses and careers

  • Describe the issues, limitations, and ethical concerns surrounding AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Algorithms
Category: Applied Machine Learning
Category: Artificial Neural Networks
Category: Computer Vision
Category: Deep Learning
Category: Human Learning
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Machine Learning Algorithms
Category: Big Data

What is Data Science?

Course 311 hours4.7 (73,135 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define data science and its importance in today’s data-driven world.

  • Describe the various paths that can lead to a career in data science.

  • Summarize  advice given by seasoned data science professionals to data scientists who are just starting out.

  • Explain why data science is considered the most in-demand job in the 21st century.

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Alex Aklson
IBM
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