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Master optimization techniques for improving system performance. Learn about linear programming, nonlinear optimization, and heuristic methods.

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Sales Operations Specialists

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Operations, Responsible AI, Sales Process, Generative AI Agents, Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Business Ethics, Forecasting, Prompt Engineering, Customer Relationship Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Decision-Making

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Cisco CCNP Enterprise ENARSI (300-410)

    Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Troubleshooting, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Engineering, Network Routing, Border Gateway Protocol, TCP/IP, Network Infrastructure, Multiprotocol Label Switching, Network Administration, Wide Area Networks, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Network Performance Management, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Create your UX portfolio with Adobe Portfolio

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Creative Cloud, Web Content, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Content Management, Multimedia, User Experience Design

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Project Managers: Scaling with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Project Management, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Project Coordination, Cost Reduction, Project Planning, Resource Allocation, Process Improvement, Risk Management, Predictive Analytics

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Relational Database Administration Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Relational Databases, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, SQL, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Data Transformation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals Of NgRx

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, Development Environment, Data Management, TypeScript, Application Development, Application Performance Management, Debugging

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    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Criando uma estratégia digital vencedora

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Strategy, Web Content, Content Strategy, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics and SEO, Email Marketing, Digital Communications, E-Commerce, Target Audience

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Generative AI for Advanced Collaboration in Teams and Outlook

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Meeting Facilitation, Prompt Engineering, Proposal Development, Calendar Management, Business Correspondence, Microsoft Word

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Dashboard Development with Shiny: GenAI for Retail Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Data Wrangling, User Interface (UI) Design, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Agile Leadership for Distributed Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Team Leadership, Virtual Teams, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Agile Methodology, Organizational Leadership, Innovation, Team Management, Team Building, Communication, Employee Engagement, Change Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Employee Engagement: Driving Real-Time Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Employee Engagement, Drive Engagement, AI Personalization, Generative AI Agents, Employee Surveys, Human Resource Strategy, Employee Retention, Real Time Data, Human Resources, Case Studies, Analysis, Continuous Improvement Process

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Оптимизация портфеля с помощью модели Марковица

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Investment Management, Variance Analysis, Risk Modeling

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • GenAI for Sales Operations Specialists: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Cisco CCNP Enterprise ENARSI (300-410): Packt
  • Create your UX portfolio with Adobe Portfolio: Coursera Project Network
  • GenAI for Project Managers: Scaling with GenAI: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Relational Database Administration Capstone Project: IBM
  • Fundamentals Of NgRx: Board Infinity
  • Criando uma estratégia digital vencedora: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Generative AI for Advanced Collaboration in Teams and Outlook: Microsoft
  • Dashboard Development with Shiny: GenAI for Retail Analysis: Coursera Project Network
  • Agile Leadership for Distributed Teams: Coursera Instructor Network

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