Data Analytics In The Aws Cloud

A comprehensive and accessible roadmap to performing data analytics in the AWS cloud In Data Analytics in the AWS Cloud: Building a Data Platform for BI and Predictive Analytics on AWS, accomplished software engineer and data architect Joe Minichino delivers an expert blueprint to storing, processing, analyzing data on the Amazon Web Services cloud platform. In the book, you’ll explore every relevant aspect of data analytics—from data engineering to analysis, business intelligence, DevOps, and MLOps—as you discover how to integrate machine learning predictions with analytics engines and visualization tools. You’ll also find: Real-world use cases of AWS architectures that demystify the applications of data analytics Accessible introductions to data acquisition, importation, storage, visualization, and reporting Expert insights into serverless data engineering and how to use it to reduce overhead and costs, improve stability, and simplify maintenance A can't-miss for data architects, analysts, engineers and technical professionals, Data Analytics in the AWS Cloud will also earn a place on the bookshelves of business leaders seeking a better understanding of data analytics on the AWS cloud platform.

Virtual, hands-on learning labs allow you to apply your technical skills in realistic environments. So Sybex has bundled AWS labs from XtremeLabs with our popular AWS Certified Data Analytics Study Guide to give you the same experience working in these labs as you prepare for the Certified Data Analytics Exam that you would face in a real-life application. These labs in addition to the book are a proven way to prepare for the certification and for work as an AWS Data Analyst. AWS Certified Data Analytics Study Guide: Specialty (DAS-C01) Exam is intended for individuals who perform in a data analytics-focused role. This UPDATED exam validates an examinee's comprehensive understanding of using AWS services to design, build, secure, and maintain analytics solutions that provide insight from data. It assesses an examinee's ability to define AWS data analytics services and understand how they integrate with each other; and explain how AWS data analytics services fit in the data lifecycle of collection, storage, processing, and visualization. The book focuses on the following domains: • Collection • Storage and Data Management • Processing • Analysis and Visualization • Data Security This is your opportunity to take the next step in your career by expanding and validating your skills on the AWS cloud. AWS is the frontrunner in cloud computing products and services, and the AWS Certified Data Analytics Study Guide: Specialty exam will get you fully prepared through expert content, and real-world knowledge, key exam essentials, chapter review questions, and much more. Written by an AWS subject-matter expert, this study guide covers exam concepts, and provides key review on exam topics. Readers will also have access to Sybex's superior online interactive learning environment and test bank, including chapter tests, practice exams, a glossary of key terms, and electronic flashcards. And included with this version of the book, XtremeLabs virtual labs that run from your browser. The registration code is included with the book and gives you 6 months of unlimited access to XtremeLabs AWS Certified Data Analytics Labs with 3 unique lab modules based on the book.

Master the Fundamentals of Data Analytics at Scale KEY FEATURES ● Comprehensive guide to constructing data engineering workflows spanning diverse data sources ● Expert techniques for transforming and visualizing data to extract actionable insights ● Advanced methodologies for analyzing data and employing machine learning to uncover intricate patterns DESCRIPTION Embark on a transformative journey into the realm of data analytics with AWS with this practical and incisive handbook. Begin your exploration with an insightful introduction to the fundamentals of data analytics, setting the stage for your AWS adventure. The book then covers collecting data efficiently and effectively on AWS, laying the groundwork for insightful analysis. It will dive deep into processing data, uncovering invaluable techniques to harness the full potential of your datasets. The book will equip you with advanced data analysis skills, unlocking the ability to discern complex patterns and insights. It covers additional use cases for data analysis on AWS, from predictive modeling to sentiment analysis, expanding your analytical horizons. The final section of the book will utilize the power of data virtualization and interaction, revolutionizing the way you engage with and derive value from your data. Gain valuable insights into emerging trends and technologies shaping the future of data analytics, and conclude your journey with actionable next steps, empowering you to continue your data analytics odyssey with confidence. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Construct streamlined data engineering workflows capable of ingesting data from diverse sources and formats. ● Employ data transformation tools to efficiently cleanse and reshape data, priming it for analysis. ● Perform ad-hoc queries for preliminary data exploration, uncovering initial insights. ● Utilize prepared datasets to craft compelling, interactive data visualizations that communicate actionable insights. ● Develop advanced machine learning and Generative AI workflows to delve into intricate aspects of complex datasets, uncovering deeper insights. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is ideal for aspiring data engineers, analysts, and data scientists seeking to deepen their understanding and practical skills in data engineering, data transformation, visualization, and advanced analytics. It is also beneficial for professionals and students looking to leverage AWS services for their data-related tasks. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Data Analytics and AWS 2. Getting Started with AWS 3. Collecting Data with AWS 4. Processing Data on AWS 5. Descriptive Analytics on AWS 6. Advanced Data Analysis on AWS 7. Additional Use Cases for Data Analysis 8. Data Visualization and Interaction on AWS 9. The Future of Data Analytics 10. Conclusion and Next Steps Index

A comprehensive and accessible roadmap to performing data analytics in the AWS cloud In Data Analytics in the AWS Cloud: Building a Data Platform for BI and Predictive Analytics on AWS, accomplished software engineer and data architect Joe Minichino delivers an expert blueprint to storing, processing, analyzing data on the Amazon Web Services cloud platform. In the book, you’ll explore every relevant aspect of data analytics—from data engineering to analysis, business intelligence, DevOps, and MLOps—as you discover how to integrate machine learning predictions with analytics engines and visualization tools. You’ll also find: Real-world use cases of AWS architectures that demystify the applications of data analytics Accessible introductions to data acquisition, importation, storage, visualization, and reporting Expert insights into serverless data engineering and how to use it to reduce overhead and costs, improve stability, and simplify maintenance A can't-miss for data architects, analysts, engineers and technical professionals, Data Analytics in the AWS Cloud will also earn a place on the bookshelves of business leaders seeking a better understanding of data analytics on the AWS cloud platform.

Design scalable big data solutions using Hadoop, Spark, and AWS cloud native services Key FeaturesBuild data pipelines that require distributed processing capabilities on a large volume of dataDiscover the security features of EMR such as data protection and granular permission managementExplore best practices and optimization techniques for building data analytics solutions in Amazon EMRBook Description Amazon EMR, formerly Amazon Elastic MapReduce, provides a managed Hadoop cluster in Amazon Web Services (AWS) that you can use to implement batch or streaming data pipelines. By gaining expertise in Amazon EMR, you can design and implement data analytics pipelines with persistent or transient EMR clusters in AWS. This book is a practical guide to Amazon EMR for building data pipelines. You'll start by understanding the Amazon EMR architecture, cluster nodes, features, and deployment options, along with their pricing. Next, the book covers the various big data applications that EMR supports. You'll then focus on the advanced configuration of EMR applications, hardware, networking, security, troubleshooting, logging, and the different SDKs and APIs it provides. Later chapters will show you how to implement common Amazon EMR use cases, including batch ETL with Spark, real-time streaming with Spark Streaming, and handling UPSERT in S3 Data Lake with Apache Hudi. Finally, you'll orchestrate your EMR jobs and strategize on-premises Hadoop cluster migration to EMR. In addition to this, you'll explore best practices and cost optimization techniques while implementing your data analytics pipeline in EMR. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build and deploy Hadoop- or Spark-based apps on Amazon EMR and also migrate your existing on-premises Hadoop workloads to AWS. What you will learnExplore Amazon EMR features, architecture, Hadoop interfaces, and EMR StudioConfigure, deploy, and orchestrate Hadoop or Spark jobs in productionImplement the security, data governance, and monitoring capabilities of EMRBuild applications for batch and real-time streaming data analytics solutionsPerform interactive development with a persistent EMR cluster and NotebookOrchestrate an EMR Spark job using AWS Step Functions and Apache AirflowWho this book is for This book is for data engineers, data analysts, data scientists, and solution architects who are interested in building data analytics solutions with the Hadoop ecosystem services and Amazon EMR. Prior experience in either Python programming, Scala, or the Java programming language and a basic understanding of Hadoop and AWS will help you make the most out of this book.

With this practical book, AI and machine learning practitioners will learn how to successfully build and deploy data science projects on Amazon Web Services. The Amazon AI and machine learning stack unifies data science, data engineering, and application development to help level upyour skills. This guide shows you how to build and run pipelines in the cloud, then integrate the results into applications in minutes instead of days. Throughout the book, authors Chris Fregly and Antje Barth demonstrate how to reduce cost and improve performance. Apply the Amazon AI and ML stack to real-world use cases for natural language processing, computer vision, fraud detection, conversational devices, and more Use automated machine learning to implement a specific subset of use cases with SageMaker Autopilot Dive deep into the complete model development lifecycle for a BERT-based NLP use case including data ingestion, analysis, model training, and deployment Tie everything together into a repeatable machine learning operations pipeline Explore real-time ML, anomaly detection, and streaming analytics on data streams with Amazon Kinesis and Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Learn security best practices for data science projects and workflows including identity and access management, authentication, authorization, and more

Big data analytics and cloud computing is the fastest growing technologies in current era. This text book serves as a purpose in providing an understanding of big data principles and framework at the beginner?s level. The text book covers various essential concepts of big-data analytics and processing tools such as HADOOP and YARN. The Textbook covers an analogical understanding on bridging cloud computing with big-data technologies with essential cloud infrastructure protocol and ecosystem concepts. PART I: Hadoop Distributed File System Basics, Running Example Programs and Benchmarks, Hadoop MapReduce Framework Essential Hadoop Tools, Hadoop YARN Applications, Managing Hadoop with Apache Ambari, Basic Hadoop Administration Procedures PART II: Introduction to Cloud Computing: Origins and Influences, Basic Concepts and Terminology, Goals and Benefits, Risks and Challenges. Fundamental Concepts and Models: Roles and Boundaries, Cloud Characteristics, Cloud Delivery Models, Cloud Deployment Models. Cloud Computing Technologies:Broadband networks and internet architecture, data center technology, virtualization technology, web technology, multi-tenant technology, service Technology Cloud Infrastructure Mechanisms:Logical Network Perimeter, Virtual Server, Cloud Storage Device, Cloud Usage Monitor, Resource Replication, Ready-made environment

Build efficient data lakes that can scale to virtually unlimited size using AWS Glue Key Features Book DescriptionOrganizations these days have gravitated toward services such as AWS Glue that undertake undifferentiated heavy lifting and provide serverless Spark, enabling you to create and manage data lakes in a serverless fashion. This guide shows you how AWS Glue can be used to solve real-world problems along with helping you learn about data processing, data integration, and building data lakes. Beginning with AWS Glue basics, this book teaches you how to perform various aspects of data analysis such as ad hoc queries, data visualization, and real-time analysis using this service. It also provides a walk-through of CI/CD for AWS Glue and how to shift left on quality using automated regression tests. You’ll find out how data security aspects such as access control, encryption, auditing, and networking are implemented, as well as getting to grips with useful techniques such as picking the right file format, compression, partitioning, and bucketing. As you advance, you’ll discover AWS Glue features such as crawlers, Lake Formation, governed tables, lineage, DataBrew, Glue Studio, and custom connectors. The concluding chapters help you to understand various performance tuning, troubleshooting, and monitoring options. By the end of this AWS book, you’ll be able to create, manage, troubleshoot, and deploy ETL pipelines using AWS Glue.What you will learn Apply various AWS Glue features to manage and create data lakes Use Glue DataBrew and Glue Studio for data preparation Optimize data layout in cloud storage to accelerate analytics workloads Manage metadata including database, table, and schema definitions Secure your data during access control, encryption, auditing, and networking Monitor AWS Glue jobs to detect delays and loss of data Integrate Spark ML and SageMaker with AWS Glue to create machine learning models Who this book is for ETL developers, data engineers, and data analysts