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Category: Learning Levels

Revolutionizing agricultural knowledge management using a multi-modal LLM: A reference architecture

In this blog post, we introduce a reference architecture that offers an intelligent document digitization solution that converts handwritten notes, scanned documents, and images into editable, searchable, and accessible formats. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude 3 on Amazon Bedrock, the solution uses the sophisticated vision capabilities of LLMs to process a wide range of visual formats, preserving the original formatting while extracting text, tables, and images.

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Build and operate an effective architecture review board

In this post, we identify the components of an efficient architecture review process, define what an ARB is, and describe how to build and operate an effective enterprise ARB.

Master architecture decision records (ADRs): Best practices for effective decision-making

In this post, you’ll learn how to implement Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) in your organization, based on best practices developed from experience with over 200 ADRs across multiple projects. You’ll also discover practical tips for streamlining architectural decision-making, see real-world examples from projects with teams ranging from 10 to over 100 members, and understand the common challenges in architecture decision-making and how ADRs can help address them.

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Pilot light with reserved capacity: How to optimize DR cost using On-Demand Capacity Reservations

In this post, we explore an intermediate strategy between the pilot light and the warm standby strategies: pilot light with reserved capacity. You can use this strategy to reserve compute capacity in a secondary Region while also limiting cost.

Realizing twelve-factors with the AWS Well-Architected Framework

Organizations that are interested in improving their development velocity that follow the principles of the twelve-factor app might find benefits in understanding how to realize those concepts on Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this post, I will help you correlate the twelve-factors app concepts as you architect solutions on AWS.

How Banfico built an Open Banking and Payment Services Directive (PSD2) compliance solution on AWS

This post was co-written with Paulo Barbosa, the COO of Banfico.  Introduction Banfico is a London-based FinTech company, providing market-leading Open Banking regulatory compliance solutions. Over 185 leading Financial Institutions and FinTech companies use Banfico to streamline their compliance process and deliver the future of banking. Under the EU’s revised PSD2, banks can use application […]