Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS, GCP, cloud services, serverless computing, and infrastructure for ML workloads.
Overview
Cloud infrastructure is the backbone of modern ML systems. Understanding cloud services and how to leverage them effectively is essential for deploying, scaling, and managing ML workloads in production.
Key areas include compute (EC2, Lambda, ECS, GKE for training and serving), storage (S3, GCS for data lakes, model artifacts), ML-specific services (SageMaker, Vertex AI, Bedrock for managed ML), and networking/security (VPCs, IAM roles, API Gateway).
Important concepts include choosing between managed services vs. self-hosted solutions, cost optimization (spot instances, autoscaling, right-sizing), infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and multi-cloud strategies. Understanding these services helps you design ML systems that are cost-effective, scalable, and production-ready.