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The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

By : Dr. Logan Song
Book Image

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

By: Dr. Logan Song

Overview of this book

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer is a comprehensive guide to mastering cloud computing concepts by building a broad and deep cloud knowledge base, developing hands-on cloud skills, and achieving professional cloud certifications. Even if you’re a beginner with a basic understanding of computer hardware and software, this book serves as the means to transition into a cloud computing career. Starting with the Amazon cloud, you’ll explore the fundamental AWS cloud services, then progress to advanced AWS cloud services in the domains of data, machine learning, and security. Next, you’ll build proficiency in Microsoft Azure Cloud and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) by examining the common attributes of the three clouds while distinguishing their unique features. You’ll further enhance your skills through practical experience on these platforms with real-life cloud project implementations. Finally, you’ll find expert guidance on cloud certifications and career development. By the end of this cloud computing book, you’ll have become a cloud-savvy professional well-versed in AWS, Azure, and GCP, ready to pursue cloud certifications to validate your skills.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Learning about the Amazon Cloud
9
Part 2:Comprehending GCP Cloud Services
14
Part 3:Mastering Azure Cloud Services
19
Part 4:Developing a Successful Cloud Career

Azure Cognitive Services

Azure Cognitive Services is a collection of cloud-based AI services provided by Microsoft Azure. Like AWS AI services and Google AI APIs, Azure Cognitive Services offers pre-built AI capabilities that can be easily integrated into applications, thus allowing developers to enhance their applications with intelligent features using pre-trained AI algorithms. Some key features of Azure Cognitive Services are the following:

  • Vision: Azure Cognitive Services includes Computer Vision, which can analyze images and extract information such as objects, texts, and facial expressions. The Face service enables facial detection, recognition, and emotion analysis, and the custom vision option allows you to train custom image classification models.
  • Speech: The Speech service provides speech recognition, text-to-speech, and speech translation capabilities.
  • Language: Azure offers several language-related services. Text Analytics performs sentiment analysis, key...