15 Best Virtualization Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Virtualization courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Pittsburgh. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "virtualization" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Virtualization, Docker, and Kubernetes for Data Engineering
Offered by Duke University
Throughout this course, you'll explore virtualization, containerization, and Kubernetes, mastering the very tools that power data engineering in the industry. Each week presents a new set of tools and platforms that are...
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2
Data Center Virtualization: From Foundations to Mastery
Offered by Board Infinity
This specialization equips you with the skills to install, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 8.x environments. You'll gain hands-on experience with ESXi, vCenter, storage, networking, security, and lifecycle tools whi...
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3
Enterprise Virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure
Offered by Board Infinity
This specialization offers a complete and structured journey into VMware technologies, starting with the fundamentals of modern data centers and virtualization before progressing into advanced topics such as vSphere mana...
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4
Architecture and Virtualization
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
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5
Operating System Virtualization - Bachelor's
Offered by Illinois Tech
Each successful student in this course will become familiar with hypervisors, virtualization terms, infrastructure considerations, and appropriate use cases. While designed to give an overview of today’s Virtualization t...
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6
Advanced Networking, Virtualization, and IT Security
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
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7
Advanced Virtualization Management and Operations
Offered by Board Infinity
Master advanced virtual networking, enterprise storage management, resource allocation, and security in VMware vSphere 8.x—skills essential for managing complex, high-availability virtual infrastructures. Through hands-o...
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8
Operating System Virtualization - Master's
Offered by Illinois Tech
Each successful student in this course will become familiar with hypervisors, virtualization terms, infrastructure considerations, and appropriate use cases. While designed to give an overview of today’s Virtualization t...
$49.00listed price -
9
Networking, Mobile Devices, Virtualization & Security
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
10
Managing VMs with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
Offered by Red Hat
This introductory course teaches the essential skills to create and manage virtual machines on OpenShift by using the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization operator. Course objectives: Create, access, and manage VMs on OpenSh...
$49.00listed price -
11
Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Welcome to the Cloud Computing Applications course, the first part of a two-course series designed to give you a comprehensive view on the world of Cloud Computing and Big Data! In this first course we cover a multitude...
$79.00listed price -
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Cloud Computing for Data Science
Offered by University of Pittsburgh
This specialization equips learners with the essential skills to design, implement, and manage scalable data solutions using modern cloud technologies. Through three comprehensive courses, you’ll progress from foundation...
$49.00listed price -
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Cloud Application Security
Offered by University of Minnesota
After completing the course, the student should be able to do the following: ● List and describe the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. ● Identify methods to provide cloud security assurance as part of the development life cy...
$49.00listed price -
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Cloud Computing
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Cloud Computing Specialization takes you on a tour through cloud computing systems. We start in in the middle layer with Cloud Computing Concepts covering core distributed systems concepts used inside clouds, move to...
$49.00listed price -
15
Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems
Offered by IBM
This specialization introduces Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration. IBM Power servers will be used to demonstrate these concepts. Through three hands-on courses, learners progress from Linux command-line essen...
$49.00listed price
Best Virtualization Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Pittsburgh — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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