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Building an Amazon Nova AI Chatbot Using Bedrock
If you ever want to build your own AI chatbot on Amazon, this guide will show you how. You’ll create a working, serverless chatbot powered by Amazon Bedrock Nova, one of the easiest ways to try foundation models on Amazon. The setup is simple, fully managed, and does not [...]
Crowd Detection: How AI Predicts Busy Areas
You might use Google Maps in your daily commute, but have you ever wondered how it provides real-time traffic data? Or how it highlights the busiest areas and even the popular times for a business? To achieve this, Google powers these features with large-scale analysis and crowdsourcing from our [...]
Terraform vs AWS CloudFormation: Which Is Better for Building Serverless Applications?
Serverless applications feel effortless — until you try to scale. You might start with a single AWS Lambda function. Soon, you add API Gateway endpoints, DynamoDB tables, S3 triggers, SNS notifications, and maybe Step Functions to orchestrate your workflow. Before long, your AWS console looks like a maze, and [...]
Microsoft Unveils the NEW Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect Certification (AB-100 beta)
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries rapidly, the demand for professionals who can design, implement, and manage autonomous AI systems that deliver real business value is skyrocketing. In response to this evolving landscape, Microsoft has introduced a groundbreaking new certification: Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect [...]
Data Preprocessing Guide for Beginners in ML
Before machine learning (ML) models can generate predictions or insights, the raw data must first be cleaned, organized, and transformed into a suitable format for the model. This process is known as data preprocessing. It is the foundation of every successful ML project. It ensures that the model learns [...]
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional Study Path
AWS has just unveiled the newest AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional certification. This important credential is for developers and AI professionals who want to advance their careers by building, deploying, and improving high-quality generative AI applications on AWS. This certification confirms your skills in using foundation models [...]
Don’t Struggle with Kaggle: Build your First Data Science Project!
Are you a beginner wanting to start your very first data science or machine learning project, but don’t have the right hardware or enough storage capacity? Well, Kaggle is the perfect platform to start your journey! What is Kaggle? Kaggle is a powerful web-based platform that provides opportunities for [...]
Tech Burnout: Is It Really Inevitable?
What if the dream job, the one you've always been dreaming of and manifesting ever since, is quietly draining the life out of you? This exhaustion is a known feeling in the tech industry, where the relentless pressure forces professionals and students to push until they hit a wall. [...]
Rise of Microservices in Modern Apps: From One Block to Many
Have you ever thought about the pain of fixing just one small piece of a massive software system without accidentally breaking everything else? Honestly, most of the time, that is almost impossible. That challenge led to the rise of microservices in modern apps. It marked a shift from old monolithic [...]
High-Performing ≠ Massive: The Rise and Progression of Small Language Models (SLMs)
Have you ever needed to find a new charger for your device, only to discover that its voltage wasn’t compatible, causing it not to work or even risking damage? Without checking the actual needs of your device, you’ve probably thought that you could go with what the seller recommends [...]

Training an Image Classification Model with TensorFlow in Amazon SageMaker

Introduction In today's digital age, where data is as vital as currency, the power of Machine Learning (ML) in transforming industries is undeniable. From self-driving cars to personalized medicine, ML models are at the heart of many technological breakthroughs. Among the various tools and frameworks available for ML, TensorFlow has emerged as a leader, renowned for its versatility and scalability. This article aims to demystify the process of training an Image Classification model using [...]

NEW Product Release: All-in-Access: Courses + PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS) & Play Sandbox (AWS)

Brace yourselves for a journey into the cutting-edge realms of tech and education! We're thrilled to announce not one but two incredible products designed to supercharge your learning experience and bring your skills to new heights! 🚀 Get ready to dive into innovation with our super-focused PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS) and All-in-Access: Courses + PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS). Let's explore why these releases are set to revolutionize your learning journey. PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS) The PlayCloud Sandbox is a [...]

Building a Deployment Pipeline for a React Application with AWS CodePipeline

This is the second part of a series of blogs about the platform management of a React Application infrastructure by adding a continuous deployment component to the earlier infrastructure. In an earlier article, I wrote about how a private react application infrastructure can be deployed with Terraform code. Now, we will explore this further by building a deployment pipeline using AWS CodePipeline. Let's assume that the source code of the React web application is [...]

Train and Deploy a Scikit-Learn Model in Amazon SageMaker

Introduction In the ever-evolving world of machine learning (ML), the ability to efficiently train and deploy models is crucial for turning innovative ideas into real-world applications. This is where Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning models quickly, stands out. Amazon SageMaker streamlines the machine learning workflow, offering a broad set of capabilities that are designed to enable [...]

Securing LLMs with Guardrails for Amazon Bedrock

One of the pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework is security. It is a foundational concept when running your workloads in the cloud to think about privacy, access limits, compliance with regulatory requirements, and data protection; and this includes Amazon Bedrock. Along with several AI announcements during the keynote of AWS CEO, Adam Selipsky during AWS re:Invent 2023 was Guardrails for Amazon Bedrock. As AI technology evolves and becomes more mature, it makes sense [...]

Building a Private React Application Infrastructure with Terraform

This is the first part of a series of blogs about the platform management of a React Application infrastructure using Terraform. In the early phases of a software development project, it is mandatory to have the application reviewed by security way before the Beta release to ensure that the app adheres to the standards of a secure web application and is able to protect the sensitive data it handles. Most of the time, DevOps [...]

How to Install and Configure PHP OpCache with Web Viewer on Ubuntu 20.04

The performance of your PHP applications can be significantly enhanced by using OpCache, a PHP opcode cache. OpCache reduces the need to recompile your PHP scripts on each request by storing the generated bytecode in memory, resulting in quicker execution rates and lessened server load. Image retrieved from https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/flash-running-poster-custom-posters-design-your-own-wall-art-create-personalized-prints--792281759458556733/ This article will walk you through installing and configuring PHP OpCache with Web Viewer on Ubuntu 20.04. Install OpCache Install the Nginx, PHP, and additional [...]

Deploying a Serverless Inference Endpoint with Amazon SageMaker

Introduction Welcome to our deep dive into the world of serverless machine learning (ML) inference using Amazon SageMaker. In this blog post, we will explore the innovative and efficient approach of deploying ML models without the need for managing servers, a method known as serverless inference. What is Serverless Inference? Serverless inference is a cloud computing execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation of machine resources. The key advantage here is [...]

My AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate DEA-C01 BETA Exam Experience

I recently took the beta exam of the AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate DEA-C01 online, and from the get-go, I can see its resemblance to the AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty test, albeit not entirely the same in terms of depth. This new Associate-level exam aims to validate the skills and knowledge of IT Professionals in core data-related AWS services, such as the ability to implement data pipelines, perform cost optimization, troubleshoot data [...]

Adding SSL to WordPress Website with Let’s Encrypt

With the rapid advancement of technology today, it is undeniable that this has resulted in a higher number of cyber-attacks, calling every website owner to strengthen their preemptive measure to protect and have robust security for their website and its users. One essential way of boosting website security is by obtaining an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate. This article will explore the reasons and benefits of adding an SSL certificate to your WordPress website. [...]