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Cloud AI Platforms

Practical, hands-on guides for working with cloud-based AI and ML platforms. Each guide takes you from initial setup through deploying working solutions.

  • Google Vertex AI

    Complete quickstart for Google's unified AI platform. Environment setup, authentication, SDK usage, and Vertex AI Studio.

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  • AWS Bedrock

    Foundation models, guardrails, and agents on AWS.

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  • Azure OpenAI

    Enterprise-grade OpenAI models with Azure security and compliance.

    Coming Soon

What You Will Learn

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         CLOUD AI LEARNING PATH                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

    ┌───────────────┐       ┌───────────────┐       ┌───────────────┐
    │   SETUP       │       │   EXPLORE     │       │   BUILD       │
    │               │       │               │       │               │
    │ - Environment │──────>│ - AI Studio   │──────>│ - Custom      │
    │ - Auth        │       │ - Models      │       │   Prompts     │
    │ - SDK         │       │ - APIs        │       │ - Integrations│
    └───────────────┘       └───────────────┘       └───────────────┘

Skills Covered

Skill Description
Environment Setup Configure local development for cloud AI work
Authentication Service accounts, API keys, and secure access
SDK Usage Connect to cloud AI APIs programmatically
Generative Models Text generation, chat, and multimodal AI
Studio Interfaces Rapid prototyping without code

Prerequisites

Before starting any guide, you should have:

Requirements

  1. Cloud Account: Google Cloud (for Vertex AI guides)
  2. Python: Basic knowledge of Python programming
  3. CLI: Comfort with command line operations
  4. Editor: VS Code or similar IDE

Platform Comparison

Feature Vertex AI AWS Bedrock Azure OpenAI
Models Gemini, PaLM, Codey Claude, Titan, Llama GPT-4, GPT-3.5
Custom Training Yes No Fine-tuning
Enterprise Yes Yes Yes
Free Tier Limited Limited Limited

Roadmap

Planned guides for additional platforms:

  • [ ] AWS Bedrock - Foundation models and agents
  • [ ] Azure OpenAI - GPT models with Azure integration
  • [ ] Multi-cloud Comparison - Choosing the right platform