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Orchestrate an ML Data Intake Workflow

In this lab, you will design and implement an event-driven ML data intake workflow using AWS services. You will create a pipeline where incoming data uploaded to an Amazon S3 raw bucket automatically triggers a Step Functions workflow via AWS Lambda. The workflow will validate each file against basic intake requirements (such as structure and readability), and then route it to the appropriate outcome, either processing valid data for downstream ML use or handling invalid, empty, or corrupt files without failing the system. By the end of the lab, you will have built a failure-aware, production-style data ingestion pipeline that ensures reliable data flow and clear separation between successful processing and error handling.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Jul 22, 2026
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Orchestrate an ML data intake workflow that validates and routes uploaded data
    • Create three S3 buckets to represent different stages of the pipeline
    • Set up S3 event notification on the Raw bucket
    • Create a Lambda function to trigger a Step Function execution when a file is uploaded
  2. Challenge

    Implement data validation, data processing and error handling logic
    • Create a Lambda function validate data
    • Create a Lambda function process data
    • Create a Lambda function handle error in data
  3. Challenge

    Build a Step Function to orchestrate the workflow and validate
    • Build a Step Function to orchestrate the workflow
    • Upload different types of files to the Raw bucket
    • Validate final outputs
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