Download or read book Data Driven Alexa Skills written by Simon A. Kingaby and published by Apress. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design and build innovative, custom, data-driven Alexa skills for home or business. Working through several projects, this book teaches you how to build Alexa skills and integrate them with online APIs. If you have basic Python skills, this book will show you how to build data-driven Alexa skills. You will learn to use data to give your Alexa skills dynamic intelligence, in-depth knowledge, and the ability to remember. Data-Driven Alexa Skills takes a step-by-step approach to skill development. You will begin by configuring simple skills in the Alexa Skill Builder Console. Then you will develop advanced custom skills that use several Alexa Skill Development Kit features to integrate with lambda functions, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Internet data feeds. These advanced skills enable you to link user accounts, query and store data using a NoSQL database, and access real estate listings and stock prices via web APIs. What You Will Learn Set up and configure your development environment properly the first time Build Alexa skills quickly and efficiently using Agile tools and techniques Create a variety of data-driven Alexa skills for home and business Access data from web applications and Internet data sources via their APIs Test with unit-testing frameworks throughout the development life cycle Manage and query your data using the DynamoDb NoSQL database engines Who This Book Is For Developers who wish to go beyond Hello World and build complex, data-driven applications on Amazon's Alexa platform; developers who want to learn how to use Lambda functions, the Alexa Skills SDK, Alexa Presentation Language, and Alexa Conversations; developers interested in integrating with public APIs such as real estate listings and stock market prices. Readers will need to have basic Python skills.
Download or read book Making Money with Alexa Skills A Developer s Guide written by Matthias Biehl and published by API-University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for developers, who not only want to learn how to develop software for Alexa but also want to make money with Alexa. Want to start a side business or a SaaS startup? Just as in the early days of mobile, when fortunes were made with mobile apps on the app store, it is now the perfect time to catch the opportunities offered by voice apps. Amazon Alexa, the voice platform with the broadest adoption, helps developers like you and me, to develop, distribute, market and monetize their Alexa Skills on the Amazon Alexa Store. Want to develop and program Alexa Skills? In this book, you learn step-by-step how to create your first Alexa Skill with the Alexa Developer Console, AWS Lambda, the Alexa CLI, and node.js with the Alexa SDK. Want to scale and grow your Alexa Software Startup? You get a deep-dive into the various ways of making money with Alexa. You learn about the business models for Alexa Skills, marketing and monetizing your Alexa Skill on and off the Alexa Store, opportunities for offering in-skill purchases, and about programming the various purchase and payment flows. Want to build advanced Alexa Skills that users love? The book covers many advanced features of Alexa in plain English, such as account linking, audio streaming, session management and much more. You learn how to personalize your Skill with the user's data and linking the Skill to popular cloud apps, such as Spotify, Google and many more. This will help you create unique apps that stand out on the market and improve the lives of many Alexa users.
Download or read book Making Money with Alexa Skills A Developer s Guide written by Matthias Biehl and published by API-University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for developers, who not only want to learn how to develop software for Alexa but also want to make money with Alexa. Want to start a side business or a SaaS startup? Just as in the early days of mobile, when fortunes were made with mobile apps on the app store, it is now the perfect time to catch the opportunities offered by voice apps. Amazon Alexa, the voice platform with the broadest adoption, helps developers like you and me, to develop, distribute, market and monetize their Alexa Skills on the Amazon Alexa Store. Want to develop and program Alexa Skills? In this book, you learn step-by-step how to create your first Alexa Skill with the Alexa Developer Console, AWS Lambda, the Alexa CLI, and node.js with the Alexa SDK. Want to scale and grow your Alexa Software Startup? You get a deep-dive into the various ways of making money with Alexa. You learn about the business models for Alexa Skills, marketing and monetizing your Alexa Skill on and off the Alexa Store, opportunities for offering in-skill purchases, and about programming the various purchase and payment flows. Want to build advanced Alexa Skills that users love? The book covers many advanced features of Alexa in plain English, such as account linking, audio streaming, session management and much more. You learn how to personalize your Skill with the user's data and linking the Skill to popular cloud apps, such as Spotify, Google and many more. This will help you create unique apps that stand out on the market and improve the lives of many Alexa users.
Download or read book Alexa Skills Projects written by Madhur Bhargava and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get up and running with the fundamentals of Amazon Alexa and build exciting IoT projects Key Features Gain hands-on experience of working with Amazon Echo and Alexa Build exciting IoT projects using Amazon Echo Learn about voice-enabled smart devices Book Description Amazon Echo is a smart speaker developed by Amazon, which connects to Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and is entirely controlled by voice commands. Amazon Echo is currently being used for a variety of purposes such as home automation, asking generic queries, and even ordering a cab or pizza. Alexa Skills Projects starts with a basic introduction to Amazon Alexa and Echo. You will then deep dive into Alexa Programming concepts such as Intents, Slots, Lambdas and maintaining your skill’s state using DynamoDB. You will get a clear understanding of how some of the most popular Alexa Skills work, and gain experience of working with real-world Amazon Echo applications. In the concluding chapters, you will explore the future of voice-enabled applications and their coverage with respect to the Internet of Things. By the end of the book, you will have learned to design Alexa Skills for specific purposes and interact with Amazon Echo to execute these skills. What you will learn Understand how Amazon Echo is already being used in various domains Discover how an Alexa Skill is architected Get a clear understanding of how some of the most popular Alexa Skills work Design Alexa Skills for specific purposes and interact with Amazon Echo to execute them Gain experience of programming for Amazon Echo Explore future applications of Amazon Echo and other voice-activated devices Who this book is for Alexa Skills Projects is for individuals who want to have a deep understanding of the underlying technology that drives Amazon Echo and Alexa, and how it can be integrated with the Internet of Things to develop hands-on projects.
Download or read book The Alexa Revolution written by Xavier Portilla Edo and published by Xavier Portilla Edo. This book was released on with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2018, approximately 100 million voice-controlled devices were installed in homes around the world. The assistants that control them, such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are becoming more powerful, with new features being added every day. Voice apps enhance the way users interact with these assistants, whether they are asking for the weather, requesting sports scores, or listening to music. This book will guide you through designing, building, and deploying voice-based apps for Alexa. Inside, you'll meet and learn how to develop your own Skills, the term Amazon has designated voice apps for Alexa. Everything from scratch, so you don't have to worry if you are not a developer, i.e. no previous programming knowledge is required. Once we have mastered the basics, we will delve into the flow of conversation and more advanced concepts.
Download or read book Hands On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills and Amazon Lex written by Sam Williams and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you to discover important AWS services such as S3 and DyanmoDB. Gain practical experience building end-to-end application workflows using NodeJS and AWS Lambda for your Alexa Skills Kit. You will be able to build conversational interfaces using voice or text and deploy them to platforms like Alexa, Facebook Messenger and Slack.
Download or read book Introduction to Amazon Alexa Skill Development written by Terren Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Amazon's Alexa is the world's most popular voice activated digital assistant. More than seven million Alexa-ready devices are in use, and more than ten thousand Alexa voice applications - aka Alexa skills - have already been published. In this course, Alexa Champion Terren Peterson explains the underlying architecture of the Alexa platform and then shows you, step-by-step, how to create an Alexa skill and get it published onto the Alexa platform, where it could be used by millions of people."--Resource description page.
Download or read book Programming Alexa Skills written by Chris Williams and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voice enabled applications are popping up more frequently today. This practical book provides an in-depth tour of the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK), Amazon's SDK for building voice-driven interactive skills for Amazon Voice Service, the Amazon Echo, and custom devices from developers like you. If you use an Amazon Echo device and have a great idea for a skill of your own, author Chris G. Williams shows you how to get started. You'll explore a variety of ASK skills that will help you create powerful and compelling voice-driven applications. Learn how to go beyond just a single voice, add music, sound effects, video, and more. Learn the software tools and pre-requisites necessary to design, develop, and publish Alexa Skills Understand voice design fundamentals and best practices Get a guide to all of the project types in the Alexa Skills Kit, including Smart Home, Flash Briefing, Video, Game, and Custom Skills Learn features and processes to design and build custom skills for both AWS Lambda and service-based architectures Build a tool kit for designing, building, and deploying Alexa skills Define an interface between your video content and Alexa with the Video Skill API Learn how to host your skill on AWS, Azure, or your own server.
Download or read book Data Driven Decision Making written by Jeanne Poulose and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Amazon Machine Learning written by Dan Moore and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This course shows you how to build a model using Amazon Machine Learning (Amazon ML) and use it to make predictions. AWS expert Dan Moore covers the basic types of machine learning, how to prepare your data, and how to make your data available to the Amazon Machine Learning processes. You'll also learn about evaluating a model for accuracy, using it both for batch and real-time predictions, and using tags to manage environments. Designed for developers and technical marketers new to machine learning and for data scientists interested in using the AWS Amazon ML platform, the course provides hands-on experience building a working predictive model using real data. Learners should obtain an AWS account (free from Amazon) and a basic understanding of AWS concepts before beginning the course."--Resource description page.
Download or read book Data Science on AWS written by Chris Fregly and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this practical book, AI and machine learning practitioners will learn how to successfully build and deploy data science projects on Amazon Web Services. The Amazon AI and machine learning stack unifies data science, data engineering, and application development to help level upyour skills. This guide shows you how to build and run pipelines in the cloud, then integrate the results into applications in minutes instead of days. Throughout the book, authors Chris Fregly and Antje Barth demonstrate how to reduce cost and improve performance. Apply the Amazon AI and ML stack to real-world use cases for natural language processing, computer vision, fraud detection, conversational devices, and more Use automated machine learning to implement a specific subset of use cases with SageMaker Autopilot Dive deep into the complete model development lifecycle for a BERT-based NLP use case including data ingestion, analysis, model training, and deployment Tie everything together into a repeatable machine learning operations pipeline Explore real-time ML, anomaly detection, and streaming analytics on data streams with Amazon Kinesis and Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Learn security best practices for data science projects and workflows including identity and access management, authentication, authorization, and more
Download or read book Digital Health Transformation with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence written by Chinmay Chakraborty and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Digital Health Transformation with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence covers the global digital revolution in the field of healthcare sector. The population has been overcoming the COVID-19 period; therefore, we need to establish intelligent digital healthcare systems using various emerging technologies like Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. Internet of Medical Things is the technological revolution that has included the element of "smartness" in the healthcare industry and also identifying, monitoring, and informing service providers about the patient’s clinical information with faster delivery of care services. This book highlights the important issues i.e. (a) How Internet of things can be integrated with the healthcare ecosystem for better diagnostics, monitoring, and treatment of the patients, (b) Artificial Intelligence for predictive and preventive healthcare systems, (c) Blockchain for managing healthcare data to provide transparency, security, and distributed storage, and (d) Effective remote diagnostics and telemedicine approach for developing smart care. The book encompasses chapters belong to the blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Big health data technologies. Features: Blockchain and internet of things in healthcare systems Secure Digital Health Data Management in Internet of Things Public Perception towards AI-Driven Healthcare Security, privacy issues and challenges in adoption of smart digital healthcare Big data analytics and Internet of things in the pandemic era Clinical challenges for digital health revolution Artificial intelligence for advanced healthcare Future Trajectory of Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence 9 Parkinson disease pre-diagnosis using smart technologies Emerging technologies to combat the COVID-19 Machine Learning and Internet of Things in Digital Health Transformation Effective Remote Healthcare and Telemedicine Approaches Legal implication of blockchain technology in public health This Book on "Digital Health Transformation with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence" aims at promoting and facilitating exchanges of research knowledge and findings across different disciplines on the design and investigation of secured healthcare data analytics. It can also be used as a textbook for a Masters course in security and biomedical engineering. This book will also present new methods for the medical data analytics, blockchain technology, and diagnosis of different diseases to improve the quality of life in general, and better integration into digital healthcare.
Download or read book Strategies and Opportunities for Technology in the Metaverse World written by Lai, P.C. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of metaverse technologies has had a critical impact on the modern world. Due to the recent popularity of this technology, it is important to understand the strategies, opportunities, and challenges contained in the metaverse world in order to appropriately utilize it across fields. Strategies and Opportunities for Technology in the Metaverse World explores the opportunities and challenges facing the metaverse and considers the strategies and opportunities of metaverse technologies in various industries and countries. Covering a range of topics such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and machine learning, this reference work is ideal for computer scientists, researchers, scholars, policymakers, academicians, practitioners, educators, and students.
Download or read book Amazon Alexa Beyond the Basics written by Terren Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Creating advanced Amazon Alexa skills requires a more sophisticated set of tools than the elementary ones described on Amazon's web site. In this course, Terren Peterson reveals the tools and processes employed by Alexa Champions. You'll gain experience designing advanced voice user interfaces, learn about the Speech Synthesis Markup Language, and explore ways to integrate third party APIs. You'll also pick up techniques for adding music and sound, discover how to use analytics to improve the performance of your skills over time, and learn how to add visuals to Amazon's Echo Show."--Resource description page.
Download or read book The Persistence of Code in Game Engine Culture written by Eric Freedman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its unique focus on video game engines, the data-driven architectures of game development and play, this innovative textbook examines the impact of software on everyday life and explores the rise of engine-driven culture. Through a series of case studies, Eric Freedman lays out a clear methodology for studying the game development pipeline, and uses the video game engine as a pathway for media scholars and practitioners to navigate the complex terrain of software practice. Examining several distinct software ecosystems that include the proprietary efforts of Amazon, Apple, Capcom, Epic Games and Unity Technologies, and the unique ways that game engines are used in non-game industries, Freedman illustrates why engines matter. The studies bind together designers and players, speak to the labors of the game industry, value the work of both global and regional developers, and establish critical connection points between software and society. Freedman has crafted a much-needed entry point for students new to code, and a research resource for scholars and teachers working in media industries, game development and new media.
Download or read book Hands on Building Alexa Skills written by Paul Hickey and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build voice commands for Alexa devices with the Alexa Skills Kit About This Video Engage and captivate your target audience via a strong opening invocation series Build a conversation that works for your business growth goals and your stakeholders' demands Navigate the Alexa Skills Testing and Submission/Approval Process and build Voice UIs In Detail Alexa is the most popular and widely used virtual assistant. Using simple voice commands, you can ask Alexa to find and read the news, play music, order a pizza, or control other smart home devices. The most valuable use of these voice-based apps on top of Alexa, called Alexa Skills, is for business use. There is a risk that many businesses are not taking advantage of Alexa Skills benefits, and are also wondering how and why they can-and should-use Alexa Skills to help drive their business growth. This course introduces the core concepts of voice design and how to program your backend using the Alexa Skills Kit. You will learn Voice User Interface Design principles, and how to build custom voice commands for Alexa devices using the Alexa Skills Kit, Voiceflow, and Node.js. You will explore the Alexa ecosystem and the components that make up custom Alexa skills; learn how to configure the Amazon Developer Portal, and create, code, and deploy it using Voiceflow, Node.js, Lambda functions, and Amazon Web Services. You will discover how to test your skills in the browser and on an actual Alexa device and share them with other Alexa users. You will learn to develop, test, validate, and troubleshooting skills, manage the publishing process, and work with the Alexa developer console. By the end of this course, you will be able to create voice UIs, configure Alexa skill functionality, and test/expand your skills. This course is suitable for developers who want to learn how to master Alexa Skills and use Alexa to build amazing voice UI applications, with real-world commercial benefit. Basic JavaScript and Node.js experience would be beneficial but not necessary.
Download or read book Mastering Event Driven Microservices in AWS written by Lefteris Karageorgiou and published by Orange Education Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2024-08-23 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TAGLINE Unleash the Power of AWS Serverless Services for Scalable, Resilient, and Reactive Architectures KEY FEATURES ● Master the art of leveraging AWS serverless services to build robust event-driven systems. ● Gain expertise in implementing advanced event-driven patterns in AWS. ● Develop advanced skills in production-ready practices for testing, monitoring, and optimizing event-driven microservices in AWS. DESCRIPTION In the book Mastering Event-Driven Microservices in AWS, author Lefteris Karageorgiou takes you on a comprehensive journey through the world of event-driven architectures and microservices. This practical guide equips you with the knowledge and skills to design, build, and operate resilient, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems using AWS serverless services. Through concrete examples and code samples, you'll learn how to construct real-world event-driven microservices architectures, such as point-to-point messaging, pub/sub messaging, event streaming, and advanced architectures like event sourcing, CQRS, circuit breakers, and sagas. Leveraging AWS services like AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon EventBridge, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon SQS, AWS Step Functions, and Amazon Kinesis, you'll gain hands-on experience in building robust event-driven applications. The book goes beyond just theory and delves into production-ready practices for testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing your event-driven microservices. By the end of this comprehensive book, you'll have the confidence and expertise to design, build, and run mission-critical event-driven microservices in AWS, empowering you to tackle complex distributed systems challenges with ease. Whether you're an experienced developer or a team looking to stay ahead of the curve, Mastering Event-Driven Microservices in AWS is an essential resource that will equip you with the tools and knowledge necessary to harness the power of event-driven microservices in the AWS ecosystem. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Design and implement event-driven microservices on AWS seamlessly. ● Leverage AWS serverless services more effectively. ● Build robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant event-driven applications on AWS. ● Implement advanced event-driven patterns on AWS. ● Monitor and troubleshoot event-driven microservices on AWS effectively. ● Secure and optimize event-driven microservices for production workloads on AWS. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is an invaluable resource for developers, architects, and engineers who want to build scalable and efficient applications on the AWS platform using event-driven microservices architecture. It is tailored for professionals with prior experience in cloud computing and microservices development, providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills to leverage AWS serverless services effectively for designing and implementing event-driven microservices. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Event-Driven Microservices 2. Designing Event-Driven Microservices in AWS 3. Messaging with Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS 4. Choreography with Amazon EventBridge 5. Orchestration with AWS Step Functions 6. Event Streaming with Amazon Kinesis 7. Testing Event-Driven Systems 8. Monitoring and Troubleshooting 9. Optimizations and Best Practices for Production 10. Real-World Use Cases on AWS Index
