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Practical Data Science with Amazon SageMaker

Duration · 1 dayVirtual + In-PersonInstructor-Led

Course Description

This one-day instructor-led course provides hands-on experience using Amazon SageMaker to perform practical data science workflows, including data preparation, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model training, tuning, deployment, and evaluation. Participants learn how to accelerate machine learning development using managed AWS services and industry best practices.

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Audience Profile

This course is intended for:

  • Data Scientists
  • Machine Learning Engineers
  • Data Analysts
  • AI Developers
  • Software Developers
  • Cloud Engineers
  • Technical Professionals transitioning into machine learning

Prerequisites

Before enrolling, you should have:

  • Basic understanding of machine learning concepts
  • Familiarity with Python programming
  • Basic knowledge of statistics and data analysis
  • General understanding of AWS core services
  • Experience working with datasets is recommended

— What You'll Learn —

Learning Objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • 1Navigate and use Amazon SageMaker Studio
  • 2Prepare and transform data for machine learning
  • 3Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA)
  • 4Build and train machine learning models
  • 5Optimize models using hyperparameter tuning
  • 6Evaluate model performance using industry metrics
  • 7Deploy models for real-time and batch inference
  • 8Monitor and manage machine learning workflows on AWS
  • 9Apply practical MLOps and operational ML concepts

— Day-by-Day —

Course Outline

Module 1

Introduction to Practical Data Science on AWS

Topics

  • Introduction to data science workflows
  • Machine learning lifecycle overview
  • Overview of Amazon SageMaker
  • Benefits of managed ML services
  • Understanding SageMaker Studio
  • AWS AI/ML ecosystem overview
  • Practical use cases for machine learning
  • AWS Services Covered
  • Amazon SageMaker Studio
  • Amazon S3
  • AWS IAM

Hands-On Lab

  • Access and configure SageMaker Studio
  • Create notebook environments
  • Upload datasets into Amazon S3

Module 2

Data Preparation and Exploratory Data Analysis

Topics

  • Importing and accessing datasets
  • Data cleansing and preprocessing
  • Handling missing and inconsistent data
  • Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
  • Data visualization techniques
  • Feature identification and transformation
  • Preparing training and validation datasets
  • AWS Services Covered
  • SageMaker Data Wrangler
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon S3

Hands-On Lab

  • Import and analyze datasets
  • Perform data cleansing operations
  • Visualize and transform data using SageMaker tools

Module 3

Feature Engineering and Model Training

Topics

  • Feature engineering strategies
  • Selecting features for machine learning
  • Understanding supervised learning workflows
  • Training machine learning models in SageMaker
  • Built-in algorithms overview
  • Using XGBoost for predictive modeling
  • Configuring SageMaker training jobs
  • AWS Services Covered
  • SageMaker Training Jobs
  • SageMaker Processing
  • SageMaker Feature Store

Hands-On Lab

  • Engineer features for a predictive model
  • Train a machine learning model
  • Analyze training metrics and outputs

Module 4

Model Optimization and Evaluation

Topics

  • Model evaluation fundamentals
  • Accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score
  • Confusion matrices and validation strategies
  • Hyperparameter optimization techniques
  • Avoiding overfitting and underfitting
  • Comparing model performance
  • AWS Services Covered
  • SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning
  • SageMaker Experiments

Hands-On Lab

  • Perform automated hyperparameter tuning
  • Compare and evaluate model performance results

Module 5

Deploying and Using Machine Learning Models

Topics

  • Real-time inference concepts
  • Batch inference concepts
  • Deploying models to SageMaker endpoints
  • Scaling and securing inference workloads
  • Monitoring deployed models
  • Introduction to model drift concepts
  • AWS Services Covered
  • SageMaker Endpoints
  • SageMaker Batch Transform
  • Amazon CloudWatch

Hands-On Lab

  • Deploy a model endpoint
  • Generate predictions using real-time inference
  • Perform batch prediction jobs

Module 6

End-to-End Practical Data Science Workflow

Topics

  • Building repeatable ML workflows
  • Managing experiments and artifacts
  • Introduction to MLOps concepts
  • Cost optimization for ML workloads
  • Operational best practices for SageMaker
  • Governance and security considerations
  • Capstone Hands-On Lab
  • Participants complete a practical machine learning workflow that includes:
  • Data ingestion
  • Data preparation
  • Feature engineering
  • Model training
  • Hyperparameter tuning
  • Model deployment
  • Prediction validation
  • Course Wrap-Up
  • Final Review
  • Review of key data science workflows
  • AWS best practices for machine learning
  • Common implementation challenges
  • Production deployment considerations
  • Knowledge Validation
  • Practical lab review
  • Interactive Q&A
  • Scenario-based discussions
  • Next Steps
  • Advanced SageMaker learning paths
  • MLOps and production ML training recommendations
  • AWS certification pathways
  • AWS Services Covered
  • Amazon SageMaker Studio
  • SageMaker Data Wrangler
  • SageMaker Training Jobs
  • SageMaker Feature Store
  • SageMaker Processing
  • SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning
  • SageMaker Experiments
  • SageMaker Endpoints
  • SageMaker Batch Transform
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon Athena
  • AWS IAM
  • Amazon CloudWatch

Note: Course outlines are provided as a general guide. Content, pacing, labs, and instructional emphasis may vary based on instructor expertise, student experience levels, and customer-specific learning objectives.

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