Essential AI

This course module illustrates how predictive AI can be used and applied in a range of business applications, as well as essential coverage of predictive AI practices and systems. The module explores the most common learning approaches and functional areas that AI systems are used for. All of the content is authored in easy-to-understand, plain English.

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Predictive AI Business and Technology Drivers

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Predictive AI Benefits, Common Risks and Challenges of Using Predictive AI

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Business Problem Categories Addressed by AI

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Types of Predictive AI

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Common Predictive AI Learning Approaches

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Understanding Predictive AI Learning and Model Training

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Step-by-Step Training Loop Process

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Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Continuous Learning

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Heuristic Learning, Semi-Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning

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Common Predictive AI Functional Designs, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition

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Robotics, Natural Language Processing (NLP)

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Speech Recognition, Natural Language Understanding (NLU)

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Understanding AI Models and Neural Networks

This course module explores a range of the most important and relevant technology-related topics that pertain to contemporary cloud computing platforms. The module content does not get into implementation or programming details, but instead keeps coverage at a conceptual level, focusing on topics that address cloud service architecture, cloud security threats and technologies, virtualization and containerization.

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Cloud Computing Mechanisms that Establish Architectural Building Blocks

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Virtual Servers, Containers, Ready-Made Environments, Failover Systems and Pay-Per-Use Monitors

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Automated Scaling Listeners, Multi-Device Brokers and Resource Replication

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Understanding How Individual Cloud Computing Mechanisms Support Cloud Characteristics

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An Introduction to Containerization, Container Hosting and Logical Pod Containers

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A Comparison of Containerization and Virtualization

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Cloud Balancing and Cloud Bursting Architectures

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Common Risks, Threats and Vulnerabilities of Cloud-based Services and Cloud-hosted Solutions

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Cloud Security Mechanisms used to Counter Threats and Attacks

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Understanding Cloud-Based Security Groups and Hardened Virtual Server Images

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Cloud Service Implementation Mediums (including Web Services and REST Services)

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Cloud Storage Benefits and Challenges, Cloud Storage Services, Technologies and Approaches

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Non-Relational (NoSQL) Storage Compared to Relational Storage

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Cloud Service Testing Considerations and Testing Types

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Service Grids and Autonomic Computing

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Cloud Computing Industry Standards Organizations