Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video, I break down how i evaluate new services using Amazon Textract as an example.
We'll explore the messaging around the service, the pricing, the web interface, and basic usage of the API.
This was originally streamed w/minimal planning so it's a very casual format but I think that lends itself well to exploring the topic.
References:
- initial service announcement from AWS re:Invent 2018, youtube.com/watch?v=PHX7q4pMGbo
- Amazon Textract site, aws.amazon.com/textract/features
- Amazon Textract API documentation, docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/latest/dg/how-it-works-detecting.html
- boto3 documentation for Textract, boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/textract.html#Textract.Client.analyze_document
In this video, I break down how i evaluate new services using Amazon Textract as an example.
We'll explore the messaging around the service, the pricing, the web interface, and basic usage of the API.
This was originally streamed w/minimal planning so it's a very casual format but I think that lends itself well to exploring the topic.
References:
- initial service announcement from AWS re:Invent 2018, youtube.com/watch?v=PHX7q4pMGbo
- Amazon Textract site, aws.amazon.com/textract/features
- Amazon Textract API documentation, docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/latest/dg/how-it-works-detecting.html
- boto3 documentation for Textract, boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/textract.html#Textract.Client.analyze_document
