Build an AI image catalogue! - Claude 3 Haiku

Building an Intelligent Photo Album with AWS

Alan Blockley

If you’re into your Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence/Generative AI and have been living under a rock, it may be news to you that Anthropic have now released their latest version of the Claude Large Language Model (LLM), which they have predictively named, Claude 3. But what’s not so predictable is that not only is this the third generation of Claude, but there are also three different variations of Claude.

In this post, we’re going to explore the creation of a basic, serverless, image cataloguing application using Claude 3 and explore how it enhances the functionality of our AI photo album application. Powered by Amazon Bedrock, this application leverages the poetic prowess of Claude 3 Haiku to provide insightful summaries of uploaded images.

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Essential Steps for Securing Your AWS Environment

Master Your AWS Security with These Top 10 Cloud-Protecting Practices.

Alan Blockley

Today, I want to dive into a topic that’s been buzzing around lately: security in AWS environments. As we kick off the year with new intentions and goals, it’s crucial to ensure that our AWS setups are fortified against potential threats. So, let’s delve into some fundamental steps you can take to bolster security within your AWS infrastructure.

A lot of customers have been talking about security recently. It’s the start of the year, new intentions means they want to get involved with different standards, etc. But the first place to start is with some basic foundations in security or as I call it, Well-Architected Security.

Start with the basic foundations of security before you go big. Otherwise, you’re going to find there’s a lot of work to do later.

Let’s go through my top 10 steps for securing your AWS Environment

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VIDEO CONTENT - Generate Images from Bedrock API with Python in SageMaker Studio

This video shows how to generate images from the Amazon Bedrock API using Python code tested in a Jupiter notebook within Amazon SageMaker Studio. The code makes API calls to Bedrock to generate images based on text prompts and saves the resulting images to an S3 bucket. This demonstrates using SageMaker notebooks for iterative development and testing of code that interacts with AWS services like Bedrock and S3.

Alan Blockley

Learn how to generate images from the Amazon Bedrock API using Python code tested in a Jupiter notebook within Amazon SageMaker Studio. The code makes API calls to Bedrock to generate images based on text prompts and saves the resulting images to an S3 bucket, demonstrating using SageMaker notebooks for iterative development and testing of code that interacts with AWS services.

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Amazon Cognito - Function over form

A backend developer's experience in adding user authentication to his backend application.

Alan Blockley

Many individuals, builders or backend developers, often grapple with the challenge of balancing function and form. Ultimately, the success of our application hinges on ensuring that the Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Proof of Concept (PoC), or prototype functions smoothly before investing substantial resources into a flashy frontend.

However, there lies a conundrum – how do we control access to our application without prematurely exposing it to the entire internet?

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AWS pre:Invent 2023 - My Top 5 (and more)

Deciding on 5 good things out of 228 things is not easy

Alan Blockley

Over the last 2 weeks, we’ve seen a lot of AWS announcements. Yes, that’s right, it’s AWS pre:invent season ahead of AWS re:invent in Las Vegas.

I’ve reviewed 228 different announcements and come up with, in my opinion, the Top 5 announcements, some honourable mentions and some observations.

(Before we dive into this, I’ll also make it known that I’d never give an opinion of a service I was not experienced with, so some announcements may not have been included in my list)

Multi-AZ vs. Multi-Region

When's the right time to go Multi region compared to Multi AZ?

Alan Blockley

Early this year, AWS officially unveiled its newest Australia region in Melbourne. This has caused many a conversation amongst customers as to whether now is the right time to look into a multi-region strategy or if a multiple availability zone strategy is the most cost-effective way of having an adequate disaster recovery plan.

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AWS User Group Brisbane

It takes a village to raise an AWS cloud nerd

Alan Blockley

Over the course of my technical career, I’ve been exposed to many different learning resources;

  • AWS Formal Training
  • AWS Certification
  • AWS Skills Builder
  • AWS Dev Lounge
  • Hands-on experience
  • Positive encouragement from leadership to learn

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