Optimization courses can help you learn techniques for improving performance, resource allocation, and decision-making processes. You can build skills in linear programming, heuristic methods, and simulation modeling, that support analyzing complex systems. Many courses introduce tools like Excel Solver, MATLAB, and Python libraries such as SciPy, enabling you to apply optimization methods to real-world problems in logistics, finance, and operations management.

Skills you'll gain: Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Inventory Management System, Customer Demand Planning, Demand Planning, Materials Management, Warehousing, Order Fulfillment, Forecasting, Cost Control, Operational Efficiency, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing Architecture, Public Cloud, Cloud Security, Data Import/Export, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Multi-Factor Authentication, Event Monitoring, Data Storage, MySQL, Key Management, Scalability
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Performance Tuning, System Monitoring, Data Lakes, Transact-SQL, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Star Schema, Microsoft Azure, Real Time Data, Power BI, Data Warehousing, Analytics, Apache Spark, Data Modeling, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), PySpark, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Keyword Research, Digital Marketing, Information Architecture, Content Strategy, Content Creation, User Experience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, Stored Procedure, Performance Tuning, Database Management, Extract, Transform, Load, Solution Design, Data Import/Export, Database Design, System Implementation, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Emerging Technologies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Microsoft SQL Servers, Database Development, Transact-SQL, Performance Tuning, Database Management, SQL, Microsoft Copilot, System Monitoring
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Benchmarking, Process Optimization, Cloud Deployment, Model Evaluation, Network Performance Management, Convolutional Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Network Model, Project Performance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Data Quality, Responsible AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Synthesis, Data Transformation, Feature Engineering, Data Validation, Information Privacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Network Architecture, Virtual Networking, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Performance Tuning, Cloud Deployment, System Monitoring, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Windows PowerShell, Automation, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Search Engine Optimization, Keyword Research, Performance Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Strategy, Analytics, Marketing Channel, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Revenue Management, Social Media Management, Brand Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Oracle Databases, Operational Databases, SQL, Linux Administration, System Monitoring, Linux, Database Management, File I/O, Database Architecture and Administration, Performance Testing, Data Storage Technologies, Scenario Testing, Data Storage, Simulations
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Skills you'll gain: Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Enterprise Modeling, Network Model, Statistical Modeling, Combinatorics, Functional Design, Mathematical Software, Computational Thinking, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Data Structures, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks