Distributed Systems and Web Services

Develop the technical foundation to design and implement scalable, interconnected cloud systems. In this course, you’ll explore distributed architectures and web service design that power today’s high-performance applications. Through hands-on lessons, you’ll learn how distributed systems manage computation, storage, and communication across multiple machines, and how RESTful APIs enable seamless data exchange between services. You’ll also gain experience deploying applications using virtualization and cloud storage technologies. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to analyze distributed architectures, build and test web services using Flask, and apply containerization concepts with Docker. You’ll understand how cloud components integrate to create flexible, reliable, and scalable systems. Designed for learners seeking to expand their cloud development and systems engineering skills, this course bridges theory and practice through real-world use cases and guided coding exercises, preparing you for advanced studies or roles in cloud computing, backend development, or systems design.