AWS Gold Coast Usergroup - 26 September 2024
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Come to the first Gold Coast AWS User Group meetup after a long break on September 26th, 2024!
In addition to the exciting presentations (to be announced later), there will be πPizza, πΊBeer, and plenty of networking opportunities with AWS enthusiasts around the Gold Coast.
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Save the Date: 26th Sep 2024, 6:00pm
π Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
π Location: COHORT Innovation Space at 16 Nexus Way, Southport, 4215
π Agenda:
π€ Adrian Hunter, AWS Enterprise Solutions Architect
Talk Title: What's new on AWS?
π€ Illia Kavaliou, Principal Consultant at Mantel Group
Talk Title: AWS Serverless Data API
Talk Summary: In this talk, Illia is going to discuss potential use cases for a RESTful interface on top of Snowflake and Databricks implementations before diving into implementation details using CDK to deploy a Serverless API solution to AWS
Speaker Bio: Illia Kavaliou is a principal consultant, cloud engineer, and AWS Community Builder focused on cloud-native solutions. With a proven track record, he has successfully delivered cloud infrastructure, APIs, and data platform integrations.
π€ James Shang, Lead Product Owner in Mining
Talk Title: Exploring No Code ML by AWS
Talk Summary: In this talk, James will explore how AWS Canvas enables citizen data scientists to build machine learning models without writing a single line of code. Using a real-world competition as a case study, James will demonstrate how he created a winning model in less than two hours with no prior subject matter expertise, highlighting the potential for SMEs to leverage no-code tools for rapid insights before engaging data scientists for refinement.β
Speaker Bio: James Shang is an experienced data enthusiast whose expertise lies in Python programming, PowerBI data visualization, and utilizing cloud services like Snowflake and AWS tools such as SageMaker, Bedrock, and Canvas. With a background in leveraging data analytics and Generative AI, James is dedicated to providing innovative solutions across various industries from mining to finance.
π Who Should Attend:
- AWS enthusiasts, beginners, and experts
- Cloud enthusiasts and professionals
- Anyone interested in the latest AWS trends and technologies
The venue is sponsored by COHORT !



