What you'll learn

Developers integrating generative AI into applications often underestimate the operational implications of invoking large language models, including cost, variability, and probabilistic behavior. In this course, Prototyping with Amazon Bedrock Under Real-World Constraints, you’ll gain the ability to reason about Amazon Bedrock as a managed, metered inference service when designing early-stage prototypes. First, you’ll explore how Amazon Bedrock abstracts large-scale inference infrastructure behind a consistent API and how model invocation works from a developer’s perspective. Next, you’ll discover why foundation model outputs are probabilistic and how variability and latency influence system behavior. Finally, you’ll learn how to approach prototype design within real-world constraints, considering cost, variability, and operational tradeoffs. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of working with Amazon Bedrock as a managed inference service needed to evaluate when and how inference adds value in prototype applications.