AWS Cloud Projects: Strengthen your AWS skills through practical projects, from websites to advanced AI applications

Gain a deeper understanding of AWS services by building eight real-world projects

Key Features:

- Gain practical skills in architecting, deploying, and managing applications on AWS from seasoned experts

- Get hands-on experience by building different architectures in an easy-to-follow manner

- Understand the purpose of different aspects in AWS, and how to make the most of them

- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

Tired of resumes that get lost in the pile? This book is your roadmap to creating an in-demand AWS portfolio that grabs attention and gets you hired.

This comprehensive guide unlocks the vast potential of AWS for developers of all levels. Inside, you’ll find invaluable guidance for crafting stunning websites with S3, CloudFront, and Route53. You’ll build robust and scalable applications, such as recipe-sharing platforms, using DynamoDB and Elastic Load Balancing. For streamlined efficiency, the book will teach you how to develop serverless architectures with AWS Lambda and Cognito. Gradually, you’ll infuse your projects with artificial intelligence by creating a photo analyzer powered by Amazon Rekognition. You’ll also automate complex workflows for seamless content translation using Translate, CodePipeline, and CodeBuild. Later, you’ll construct intelligent virtual assistants with Amazon Lex and Bedrock to answer web development queries. The book will also show you how to visualize your data with insightful dashboards built using Athena, Glue, and QuickSight.

By the end of this book, you’ll be ready to take your projects to the next level and succeed in the dynamic world of cloud computing.

What You Will Learn:

- Develop a professional CV website and gain familiarity with the core aspects of AWS

- Build a recipe-sharing application using AWS’s serverless toolkit

- Leverage AWS AI services to create a photo friendliness analyzer for professional profiles

- Implement a CI/CD pipeline to automate content translation across languages

- Develop a web development Q&A chatbot powered by cutting-edge LLMs

- Build a business intelligence application to analyze website clickstream data and understand user behavior with AWS

Who this book is for:

If you’re a student who wants to start your career in cloud computing or a professional with experience in other technical areas like software development who wants to embrace a new professional path or complement your technical skills in cloud computing, this book is for you. A background in computer science or engineering and basic programming skills is recommended. All the projects in the book have theoretical explanations of the services used and do not assume any previous AWS knowledge.

Table of Contents

- Deploying and Interacting with AWS Services

- Creating a Personal Website

- Building a Recipe-Sharing Application

- Building a Serverless Recipe-Sharing Application

- Implementing an Image Analyzer to Detect Photo Friendliness

- Architecting a Content Translation Pipeline

- Implementing a Chatbot Using Machine Learning

- Building a Business Intelligence Application

- Exploring Future Work