AWS: IoT, Machine Learning, and Blockchain is the second course of Exam Prep (SAP-C02): AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Specialization. This course explores key AWS services for building intelligent and connected applications. Learners will gain insights into AWS IoT Core, AWS IoT Events, and IoT Greengrass. The course also covers AI services like Amazon Polly, Translate, Comprehend, Rekognition, Kendra, Personalize, and SageMaker. Additionally, it introduces Managed Blockchain and remote workspace solutions with WorkSpaces and WorkSpaces Web.
AWS: IoT, Machine Learning and Blockchain
AWS: IoT, Machine Learning and Blockchain
This course is part of Exam Prep (SAP-C02): AWS Solutions Architect - Professional Specialization
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3 weeks at 1 hour a week
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What you'll learn
Learn AWS IoT Core, IoT Events, and IoT Greengrass to enable secure device connectivity, data processing, and edge computing.
Gain insights into the use of Amazon SageMaker, Personalize, and Kendra for building, training, and deploying intelligent applications.
Discover use cases for Amazon Managed Blockchain and compare virtual desktop solutions with Amazon WorkSpaces vs WorkSpaces Web.
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This course is part of the Exam Prep (SAP-C02): AWS Solutions Architect - Professional Specialization
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There are 2 modules in this course
Welcome to Week 1 of the AWS: IoT, Machine Learning, and Blockchain course. This week, we'll explore the world of connected devices with AWS IoT Core, including hands-on demos for practical understanding. We'll dive into AWS IoT Events for event-driven automation and AWS IoT Greengrass for local edge computing. Expanding into decentralized technology, we'll introduce Amazon Managed Blockchain to understand secure, scalable blockchain networks. To complete the week, we'll compare Amazon WorkSpaces and WorkSpaces Web, helping you grasp solutions for secure, remote desktop access. By the end of the week, you'll have foundational skills in IoT, blockchain, and virtual workspace solutions, setting the stage for advanced cloud applications.
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6 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Week 2. This week, we'll explore powerful AI and ML services from AWS. You'll learn how Amazon Polly converts text into lifelike speech, and how Amazon Translate breaks language barriers with real-time translation. We'll uncover text insights using Amazon Comprehend and dive into image and video analysis with Amazon Rekognition. You'll also get introduced to smart search solutions with Amazon Kendra and personalized recommendations with Amazon Personalize. Through Amazon SageMaker and a hands-on demo, we'll explore building and deploying ML models. Additionally, we'll cover Amazon Transcribe for speech-to-text, Amazon Lex for chatbots, and Amazon Textract for document processing.
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