Distributed Systems Courses and Certifications

Runway - A New Tool for Distributed Systems Design

Introducing Runway: a comprehensive tool for designing distributed systems, combining specification, simulation, visualization, and model checking to evaluate correctness, availability, and performance.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Packt

Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java

Dive into distributed systems with Java, mastering concepts from RPCs to cluster coordination. Build scalable applications using modern databases, messaging systems, and consensus algorithms.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Distributed Systems

4 reviews

These videos form an 8-lecture series on distributed systems, given as part of the undergraduate computer science course at the University of Cambridge.

• YouTube
• 7 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Modern Distributed Systems

Explore essential concepts and challenges in distributed systems, from cloud computing to big data processing. Learn industry-proven solutions for designing scalable, resilient applications in modern IT infrastructure.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Patterns for Building Distributed Systems for The Enterprise

817 ratings at Pluralsight

Patterns and tools for building scalable distributed systems

• Pluralsight
• 4 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

IIT Delhi;  NPTEL

Advanced Distributed Systems

Explore advanced distributed systems, from epidemic algorithms to blockchain, covering theoretical concepts and practical technologies for building scalable and resilient networked systems.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IIT Patna;  NPTEL

Distributed Systems

Explore fundamental principles, algorithms, and systems of distributed computing, covering emerging topics like P2P, DHT, GFS, HDFS, Spark, and security in networked environments.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IIT Patna;  NPTEL

Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems

Explore distributed computing concepts, algorithms, and cloud technologies. Gain in-depth knowledge of virtualization, storage, networking, fault-tolerance, and emerging big data areas. Examine industry systems like Apache Spark and Google's Chubby.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Fundamentals of Distributed Systems

112 ratings at Pluralsight

Making a reliable centralized application is hard enough, but distributed systems require some extra consideration. This course will teach you the important concepts and basic patterns of reliable distributed systems.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Building an Enterprise Grade Distributed Online Analytics Platform

63 ratings at Pluralsight

In this course, you'll develop an understanding for analytics capabilities, and you'll learn how to build a full-blown, wholistic, distributed analytics system using Kafka, Cassandra, Storm, and Elasticsearch.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Distributed Systems: The Big Picture

48 ratings at Pluralsight

This course will teach you the core concepts, terminologies, and technologies that make up a Distributed System.

• Pluralsight
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Getting Started with Hazelcast

31 ratings at Pluralsight

Learn the fundamentals of Hazelcast for distributed caching and processing.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Hussein Nasser

Distributed Systems

Learn key concepts in distributed systems including multiprocessing, concurrent requests, transactions, caching, and publish-subscribe architecture through practical examples and real-world scenarios.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Meta

Turning Caches into Distributed Systems with Mcrouter

Explore Facebook's mcrouter software for transforming standalone caches into robust distributed systems, addressing challenges like transient failures and multiple clusters.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Databricks

Zeus - Uber's Highly Scalable Distributed Shuffle as a Service

Explore Uber's Zeus: a highly scalable, distributed shuffle service powering data processing. Learn its architecture, integration with Spark, and performance advantages over traditional external shuffle methods.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video