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Sourav Kundu
23 Oct 2024
5 min read
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Comprehensive Review of 'Google Machine Learning and Generative AI for Solutions Architects' by Sourav Kundu

Sourav Kundu
23 Oct 2024
5 min read
We are pleased to share a comprehensive review of "Google Machine Learning and Generative AI for Solutions Architects", published by Packt, and written by Sourav Kundu. This review offers an in-depth exploration of the book's key themes and insights, providing readers with a thorough understanding of its value.Please find the review below:Google Machine Learning and Generative AI for Solutions Architects" provides an introduction to foundational AI/ML concepts and Google Cloud's tools, guiding readers through practical applications, custom model building, and data preparation techniques. It covers model deployment, and MLOps practices and addresses fairness, bias, and explainability in AI models. The book concludes with a comprehensive overview of generative AI, including its evolution, applications, and advanced techniques.A few important topics of the book that I want to highlight are as follows:The book begins with an introduction to foundational AI/ML concepts and explores various real-world applications and challenges, laying the groundwork for understanding more advanced topics in the book along with explaining the ML Model Development Life Cycle.Next, it provides an overview of setting up and utilizing Google Cloud AI/ML services, including an introduction to the platform's tools and capabilities.It then focuses on practical applications of high-level AI services for common tasks such as image recognition and sentiment analysis​.The book guides readers through building custom machine learning models on Google Cloud, using popular libraries like scikit-learn along with Vertex AI.It further covers data preparation techniques for AI/ML, including building both batch and streaming data pipelines on Google Cloud, and discusses techniques for feature engineering and dimensionality reduction, highlighting tools such as PCA, LDA, and the Vertex AI Feature Store​The book then explores the concept of hyperparameters and strategies for hyperparameter optimization, providing hands-on examples with Vertex AI​ and also introduces neural networks and deep learning concepts, including model implementation in TensorFlow and challenges in optimizing neural networks.The book covers deployment strategies, monitoring, and scaling models in production environments, including A/B testing and edge optimization, and discusses the principles of MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) and how to implement them using tools like Vertex AI Pipelines for efficient model management​.It then examines critical issues around bias, fairness, and explainability in AI models, as well as the importance of lineage in tracking model development,​​ and focuses on governance practices and the architecture framework necessary for managing AI/ML workloads on Google Cloud.Finally, the book covers the concepts and techniques of generative AI, discussing its evolution and applications along with more advanced generative AI techniques, and providing insights into state-of-the-art models and their practical uses​.
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