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Understanding the “Machine Learning Way” to Solve Business Problems through Real-World Scenarios

Business + Management Guest contributor Machine Learning Modelingposted by ODSC Community October 25, 2021

Ironically, one of the foremost barriers preventing the exploitation of machine learning in a business is neither the implementation of the algorithm nor the retrieval of the data (the how): the toughest part is to recognize the right occasion to use it (the why)! We need to... Read more

The ODSC Warmup Guide to PyTorch

Machine Learning Modeling Guide PyTorchposted by ODSC Team October 21, 2021

PyTorch is an open-source framework built for developing machine learning and deep learning models. In particular, this framework provides the stability and support required for building computational models in the development phase and deploying them in the production phase. PyTorch functionalities are extensible with other Python... Read more

Forecasting with Cohort-Based Models

Blogs from ODSC Speakers Machine Learning Modeling Cohort-Based Models West 2021posted by ODSC Community October 19, 2021

Editor’s note: Nicolai Vicol is a speaker for ODSC West 2021. Check out his talk, “Forecasting with Cohort-Based Models,” there! Cohort-based models are an alternative to time series models when it comes to forecasting of paid subscriptions TLDR on Cohort-Based Models A company offering subscriptions (e.g.... Read more

Batteries-Included Workflow Orchestration Tool: Flyte

Blogs from ODSC Speakers Conferences Machine Learning Modeling Flyte MLOps West 2021posted by ODSC Community October 19, 2021

Editor’s note: The authors are speaking at ODSC West 2021. Be sure to check out their talk, “Deep Dive into Flyte,” there! Machine learning (ML) has been deployed in the industry for over a few decades, but the tooling to support researchers and engineers in this... Read more

The ODSC Warmup Guide to Apache Airflow

Machine Learning Modeling AirFlow Apache Airflowposted by ODSC Team October 14, 2021

Apache Airflow is a workflow automation platform that schedules and monitors workflows in the data pipelines programmatically. Airflow makes it simpler to set up and operate an end-to-end data pipeline in the cloud. You can use Airflow to manage and create workflows without worrying about the... Read more

22 Machine Learning Open Datasets for 2021

Machine Learning Modeling Datasetsposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC October 4, 2021

It’s that time again. We know you’re diligently working on your machine learning skills, and it’s time to find datasets worthy of the challenge. Whether you’re new to the field or looking for some inspiration, here are some great machine learning open datasets for training models.... Read more

6 Trending Python Machine Learning Packages on PyPI

Machine Learning Modeling Python Tools & Languages Keras mxnet ONNX PyTorch Scikit-Learn TensorFlowposted by ODSC Team September 28, 2021

As the most popular programming language for data science, Python packages, frameworks, and libraries are pulled by the millions each month. Month-to-month, Python packages reflect growing trends in the field of data science; as NLP is talked about more often, so will we see more packages... Read more

The Warmup Guide to OpenAI Gym

Deep Learning Machine Learning Modeling openai Reinforcement Learningposted by ODSC Team September 24, 2021

Founded in 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and several others, OpenAI is a non-profit company dedicated to building friendly AI that is beneficial for everyone. One of its most well-known products is the OpenAI Gym. Gym is a toolkit for developing and comparing reinforcement learning... Read more

How to Deploy SAS and Open-Source Models to Azure Machine Learning with SAS Model Manager

Machine Learning Modeling Azure SAS SAS Blogsposted by ODSC Community September 22, 2021

In 2020, SAS and Microsoft announced their partnership with the common goal to inspire greater trust and confidence in every data-driven decision, by driving innovation and proven AI in the cloud. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way people and organizations improve decision-making and move about... Read more

What are the Types of Missing Data?

Machine Learning Modeling Missing Dataposted by Alex Landa, ODSC September 10, 2021

Having clean, comprehensive, and consistent data is paramount to developing effective algorithms in machine learning. Without perfect data, you’re exposed to bias and skewed results that will lead to improper decision-making. When it comes to missing data, there are three major types: Missing Completely at Random... Read more