Craig Golightly
Pluralsight Author
          
            Craig is passionate about solving problems with the right tools. He has over 20 years of software development experience with large enterprises and small startups on everything from search engines to fighter jets. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science with extensive experience in AWS, microservices, and artificial intelligence. Craig enjoys teaching and mentoring others so they can save time and accomplish their goals faster.
          
          Topics Authored
            Software Development
              
            
              IT Ops
              
            
              Business Professional
              
            
              Data Professional
              
            Courses Authored
35
          Total Ratings
1315
          Avg Course Ratings
4.5
          Courses by Craig
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                          Course
                        Foundations of xAI Grok
                        Beginner
                      
                        26m
                      
                        Oct 20, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Introduction to ChatGPT
                        Beginner
                      
                        28m
                      
                        Jul 24, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Basics of LangGraph Workflows
                        Intermediate
                      
                        16m
                      
                        Apr 21, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Introduction to LangGraph
                        Advanced
                      
                        14m
                      
                        Mar 01, 2025
                      (11)
                  
                          Course
                        Grafana Concepts and Basic Configuration
                        Beginner
                      
                        25m
                      
                        Nov 01, 2024
                      (12)
                  
                          Course
                        Debugging Java
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 14m
                      
                        Jul 09, 2024
                      (49)
                  
                          Course
                        Kubernetes for Developers: Moving to the Cloud
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 24m
                      
                        Oct 25, 2023
                      (15)
                  
                          Course
                        Git Branching and Merging
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 22m
                      
                        May 09, 2023
                      (46)
                  
                          Course
                        Excel Statistics and Finance Function Playbook
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 25m
                      
                        Feb 08, 2023
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Excel Logic Function Playbook
                        Intermediate
                      
                        36m
                      
                        Jan 26, 2023
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Working with Git Branches
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 25m
                      
                        Sep 17, 2021
                      (153)
                  
                          Course
                        Alerting on Issues with Prometheus Alertmanager
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 5m
                      
                        Feb 25, 2021
                      (24)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring Key Systems with Prometheus Exporters
                        Intermediate
                      
                        45m
                      
                        Aug 13, 2020
                      (25)
                  
                          Course
                        Spring Framework: Documenting Spring Data Rest APIs with Swagger and Springfox
                        Advanced
                      
                        29m
                      
                        Aug 07, 2020
                      (83)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring AWS CloudFormation with CloudTrail
                        Beginner
                      
                        28m
                      
                        Jun 10, 2020
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Spring Framework: Versioning Spring Data REST APIs
                        Advanced
                      
                        40m
                      
                        Feb 28, 2020
                      (56) 
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                          Course
                        Foundations of xAI Grok
                        Beginner
                      
                        26m
                      
                        Oct 20, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Introduction to ChatGPT
                        Beginner
                      
                        28m
                      
                        Jul 24, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Basics of LangGraph Workflows
                        Intermediate
                      
                        16m
                      
                        Apr 21, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Introduction to LangGraph
                        Advanced
                      
                        14m
                      
                        Mar 01, 2025
                      (11)
                  
                          Course
                        Grafana Concepts and Basic Configuration
                        Beginner
                      
                        25m
                      
                        Nov 01, 2024
                      (12)
                  
                          Course
                        Debugging Java
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 14m
                      
                        Jul 09, 2024
                      (49)
                  
                          Course
                        Kubernetes for Developers: Moving to the Cloud
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 24m
                      
                        Oct 25, 2023
                      (15)
                  
                          Course
                        Git Branching and Merging
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 22m
                      
                        May 09, 2023
                      (46)
                  
                          Course
                        Excel Statistics and Finance Function Playbook
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 25m
                      
                        Feb 08, 2023
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Excel Logic Function Playbook
                        Intermediate
                      
                        36m
                      
                        Jan 26, 2023
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Working with Git Branches
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 25m
                      
                        Sep 17, 2021
                      (153)
                  
                          Course
                        Alerting on Issues with Prometheus Alertmanager
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 5m
                      
                        Feb 25, 2021
                      (24)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring Key Systems with Prometheus Exporters
                        Intermediate
                      
                        45m
                      
                        Aug 13, 2020
                      (25)
                  
                          Course
                        Spring Framework: Documenting Spring Data Rest APIs with Swagger and Springfox
                        Advanced
                      
                        29m
                      
                        Aug 07, 2020
                      (83)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring AWS CloudFormation with CloudTrail
                        Beginner
                      
                        28m
                      
                        Jun 10, 2020
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Spring Framework: Versioning Spring Data REST APIs
                        Advanced
                      
                        40m
                      
                        Feb 28, 2020
                      (56) 
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                          Course
                        Getting Started with EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)RETIRED
Beginner
2h 21m
Oct 13, 2025(55)
                  
                          Course
                        Build Your First Dashboard with SplunkRETIRED
Beginner
32m
Sep 12, 2025(21)
                  
                          Course
                        GitOps Automations for Multiple EKS EnvironmentsRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 40m
Jun 02, 2025
                  
                          Course
                        AWS Networking and the API GatewayRETIRED
Intermediate
43m
Apr 15, 2025(62)
                  
                          Course
                        AWS Network Design: Getting StartedRETIRED
Beginner
46m
Apr 15, 2025(115)
                  
                          Course
                        AWS Databases: The Big PictureRETIRED
Beginner
1h 49m
Apr 15, 2025(56)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring Container Operations in Oracle Cloud Container Engine for KubernetesRETIRED
Beginner
23m
Dec 05, 2024
                  
                          Course
                        Deploying a Java App with Oracle Cloud Container Engine for KubernetesRETIRED
Beginner
33m
Dec 05, 2024
                  
                          Course
                        Deploying a Python App with Oracle Cloud Container Engine for KubernetesRETIRED
Beginner
32m
Dec 05, 2024
                  
                          Course
                        Implementing AWS Networking Security GroupsRETIRED
Intermediate
40m
Aug 01, 2024(57)
                  
                          Course
                        Kubernetes for Developers: Moving to the CloudRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 3m
Oct 26, 2023(83)
                  
                          Course
                        Excel Logic Function PlaybookRETIRED
Intermediate
36m
Sep 28, 2023(36)
                  
                          Course
                        Excel Statistics and Finance Function PlaybookRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 26m
Sep 28, 2023(31)
                  
                          Course
                        Designing for Advanced Security within AWSRETIRED
Advanced
1h 10m
Aug 28, 2023(16)
                  
                          Course
                        Designing for Complexity on AWSRETIRED
Advanced
2h 12m
Aug 28, 2023(50)
                  
                          Course
                        AWS Compute Deep DiveRETIRED
Advanced
1h 46m
Aug 28, 2023(22)
                  
                          Course
                        Chatbots in the Call Center: AWS Lex and ConnectRETIRED
Beginner
26m
Dec 12, 2022(20)
                  
                          Course
                        Build a Chatbot with Amazon Lex for Facebook: Big PictureRETIRED
Beginner
27m
Dec 12, 2022(47)
                  
                          Course
                        Working with Git BranchesRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 18m
Sep 17, 2021(170)