Machine Learning Engineering on AWS

Course Description

Gain practical experience using AWS services such as Amazon SageMaker AI and analytics tools such as Amazon EMR to develop robust, scalable, and production-ready machine learning applications

Course Outline.

Module 1: Introduction to Machine Learning (ML) on AWS

• Introduction to ML

• Amazon SageMaker AI

• Responsible ML

Module 2: Analyzing Machine Learning (ML) Challenges

• Evaluating ML business challenges

• ML training approaches

• ML training algorithms

Module 3: Data Processing for Machine Learning (ML)

• Data preparation and types

• Exploratory data analysis

• AWS storage options and choosing storage

Module 4: Data Transformation and Feature Engineering

• Handling incorrect, duplicated, and missing data

• Feature engineering concepts

• Feature selection techniques

• AWS data transformation services

• Lab: Analyze and Prepare Data with Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler and Amazon EMR

• Lab: Data Processing Using SageMaker Processing and the SageMaker Python SDK

Module 5: Choosing a Modeling Approach

• Amazon SageMaker AI built-in algorithms

• Selecting built-in training algorithms

• Amazon SageMaker Autopilot

• Model selection considerations

• ML cost considerations

Module 6: Training Machine Learning (ML) Models

• Model training concepts

• Training models in Amazon SageMaker AI

• Training a model with Amazon SageMaker AI

Module 7: Evaluating and Tuning Machine Learning (ML) models

• Evaluating model performance

• Techniques to reduce training time

• Hyperparameter tuning techniques

• Model Tuning and Hyperparameter Optimization with Amazon SageMaker AI

Module 8: Model Deployment Strategies

• Deployment considerations and target options

• Deployment strategies

• Choosing a model inference strategy

• Container and instance types for inference

• Shifting Traffic A/B

Module 9: Securing AWS Machine Learning (ML) Resources

• Access control

• Network access controls for ML resources

• Security considerations for CI/CD pipelines

Module 10: Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and Automated Deployment

• Introduction to MLOps

• Automating testing in CI/CD pipelines

• Continuous delivery services

• Using Amazon SageMaker Pipelines and the Amazon SageMaker Model Registry with Amazon SageMaker Studio

Module 11: Monitoring Model Performance and Data Quality

• Detecting drift in ML models

• SageMaker Model Monitor

• Monitoring for data quality and model quality

• Automated remediation and troubleshooting

• Monitoring a Model for Data Drift