Some great resources just mentioned here.
If you're interested in Machine Learning and Cloud then you should definitely try AWS ML and Azure ML.
"Amazon Machine Learning is a service that makes it easy for developers of all skill levels to use machine learning technology.”
"Azure Machine Learning: a cloud-based predictive analytics service."
Here two great tutorials (with code) on Amazon ML and Azure ML.
Amazon Machine Learning: use cases and a real example in Python http://cloudacademy.com/blog/aws-machine-learning/
Azure Machine Learning: simplified predictive analytics http://cloudacademy.com/blog/azure-machine-learning/