Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Coursera

Architecting and Integrating Scalable AI Systems

Coursera via Coursera

Overview

Google, IBM & Meta Certificates — All 10,000+ Courses at 40% Off
One annual plan covers every course and certificate on Coursera. 40% off for a limited time.
Get Full Access
Architecting and Integrating Scalable AI Systems focuses on designing end-to-end AI architectures that support scalable, reliable machine learning applications. In this course, you will learn how to translate business requirements into AI system designs and integrate machine learning models into production environments. You will begin by exploring system architecture concepts used to design AI systems, including requirements analysis, component design, and system modeling techniques. Next, you will learn how to deploy and optimize AI workloads in cloud environments while balancing performance, scalability, and operational costs. The course also covers designing scalable system components that support machine learning services and creating architecture diagrams that guide implementation. Finally, you will explore strategies for integrating AI services using APIs, messaging systems, and monitoring tools to ensure reliable system performance. By the end of this course, you will be able to design scalable AI architectures, integrate machine learning services into larger systems, and evaluate system performance and reliability in production environments. Tools and technologies covered include cloud computing platforms, REST APIs, system architecture frameworks, monitoring tools, and distributed system integration techniques.

Syllabus

  • Architect AI Systems: From Concept to Code: Traceable AI: Using SysML to Connect Requirements to System Components
    • You will understand SysML diagrams to trace requirements through system components. You will interpret requirement, block definition, and sequence diagrams to ensure traceability and architectural clarity.
  • Architect AI Systems: From Concept to Code: Architecting AI: Build MBSE Artifacts for System Structure and Behavior
    • You will create MBSE artifacts to define the architecture of an AI system. You will construct structured models that represent system components, behavior flows, and retraining cycles.
  • Deploy and Optimize Cloud AI Architectures: Deploy Scalable ML Training Using Managed Cloud Services
    • You will apply managed cloud services to deploy scalable machine learning training jobs. You will configure distributed workloads and managed infrastructure to support reliable model training.
  • Deploy and Optimize Cloud AI Architectures: Analyze Performance Metrics and Recommend Architectural Changes
    • You will evaluate system performance and cost metrics to recommend architectural changes. You will interpret utilization logs and monitoring dashboards to balance efficiency and scalability.
  • Design Scalable AI Systems and Components: Architecting for Scale
    • You will create end-to-end AI architectures that meet scalability, latency, and fault-tolerance requirements. You will define system boundaries and performance targets aligned to production constraints.
  • Design Scalable AI Systems and Components: Translating Architecture into Implementable Components
    • You will create detailed component diagrams and interface specifications to guide system implementation. You will translate architectural decisions into structured documentation that engineering teams can execute.
  • Integrate and Optimize AI Services Seamlessly: Why AI Services Need Strong Integration Foundations
    • You will apply APIs, message queues, and serialization formats to integrate services into existing systems. You will design communication patterns that support reliability and performance in distributed environments.
  • Integrate and Optimize AI Services Seamlessly: Evaluate Deployment Health and Act on Real-Time Signals
    • You will evaluate the deployment and operational health of production systems. You will interpret monitoring signals and performance indicators to guide stabilization and rollout decisions.
  • Architect AI Solutions: From Needs to Models: Analyze Requirements to Select AI Approaches
    • You will analyze stakeholder requirements to select appropriate AI frameworks, services, or platforms. You will evaluate trade-offs between managed services and custom model development.
  • Architect AI Solutions: From Needs to Models: Designing AI Solution Architectures with Services and Custom Models
    • You will create solution architectures by combining third-party services and custom models. You will design integrated systems that balance accuracy, cost, performance, and deployment constraints.
  • Project: Architect and Design a Scalable AI Customer Intelligence Platform
    • In this project, you will design the architecture for a scalable AI platform that integrates multiple AI services into a cohesive system. Rather than focusing on model experimentation, this project focuses on the engineering and architectural decisions required to move AI capabilities into production environments. You will simulate the role of an AI systems architect working with a product and engineering team to design a platform that analyzes customer engagement data, predicts churn risk, and delivers actionable insights to internal tools and dashboards. The goal is to translate business and technical requirements into a complete system architecture that integrates data pipelines, AI services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. Your design will define how different components interact, how requests flow through the system, and how the platform scales reliably as usage grows. You will specify service interfaces, message workflows, deployment architecture, and monitoring strategies that support maintainable and production-ready AI systems. The final deliverable is a portfolio-ready architecture package that demonstrates your ability to analyze requirements, design system components, integrate AI services, and evaluate deployment considerations such as scalability, reliability, and operational monitoring.

Taught by

Professionals from the Industry

Reviews

Start your review of Architecting and Integrating Scalable AI Systems

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.