AWS Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Services

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Services: Artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) is one of the most popular areas of IT today. This section of the chapter details some of the most popular AI and ML services available today in AWS.

• Data Analytics Services: Another hugely popular area of IT is data analytics. Sure enough, AWS provides many services in this area, and we’ll look at some of the most popular of them in this section.

In this chapter, we’ll delve into the exciting realm of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) services in AWS. In addition, we will explore some amazing data analytics services offered by AWS. This is an important chapter as it addresses some of the most popular and hyped up topics in IT today.

AWS, as you would expect, does a fantastic job of making what might be very complex technologies quite simple to implement. This chapter covers the AWS services available in these areas.

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

The “Do I Know This Already?” quiz allows you to assess whether you should read the entire chapter. Table 17-1 lists the major headings in this chapter and the “Do I Know This Already?” quiz questions covering the material in those sections so you can assess your knowledge of these specific areas. The answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” quiz questions appear in Appendix A, “Answers to the ‘Do I Know This Already?’ Quizzes and Q&A Sections.”

Table 17-1 “Do I Know This Already?” Foundation Topics Section-to-Question Mapping

1. You have been tasked with training a machine-learning model for a project in your organization. What AWS service can assist you with this?

1. Kendra

2. Athena

3. SageMaker

4. Lex

2. What AWS service helps you offer intelligent natural language searching in your solutions?

1. Lex

2. Kendra

3. SageMaker

4. QuickSight

3. You are interested in adding AI to your customer service chat. What AWS service should you investigate?

1. Kendra

2. SageMaker

3. Athena

4. Lex

4. What AWS service permits SQL queries against data stored in S3 buckets?

1. Athena

2. QuickSight

3. Kinesis

4. Glue

5. What is an option for ETL data services in AWS?

1. Glue

2. Athena

3. SageMaker

4. Neptune

6. What service of AWS can assist you in creating powerful data visualizations such as charts and graphs?

1. Athena

2. QuickSight

3. Glue

4. Kinesis