Chapter 1: Fundamentals of an MLOps Workflow

Machine learning (ML) is maturing from research to applied business solutions. However, the grim reality is that only 2% of companies using ML have successfully deployed a model in production to enhance their business processes, reported by DeepLearning.AI (https://info.deeplearning.ai/the-batch-companies-slipping-on-ai-goals-self-training-for-better-vision-muppets-and-models-china-vs-us-only-the-best-examples-proliferating-patents). What makes it so hard? And what do we need to do to improve the situation?

To get a solid understanding of this problem and its solution, in this chapter, we will delve into the evolution and intersection of software development and ML. We'll begin by reflecting on some ...

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