Training Gradient Boosted Tree Models using Airflow

Airflow

Apache Airflow is an open-source platform for authoring, scheduling and monitoring data and computing workflows. It was first developed by Airbnb and is now under the Apache Software Foundation. Airflow uses Python to create workflows that can be easily scheduled and monitored. Airflow can help you move data from one source to a destination, filter datasets, apply data policies, manipulation, monitoring and even call microservices to trigger database management tasks. It can be used for batch jobs, organizing, monitoring, and executing workflows automatically. Airflow has been used by many companies for various use cases such as ETL pipelines, machine learning workflows, data warehousing, and more.

Gradient Boosted Tree Models

Gradient Boosted Tree (GBT) models are a type of machine learning model that are used for classification and regression problems. They work by combining multiple decision trees together to create a more accurate model. Gradient Boosted Trees are particularly useful when working with large datasets, as they can handle both numerical and categorical data. They are also known for their ability to handle missing data well. Gradient Boosted Trees have become increasingly popular due to their high accuracy rates on many different types of datasets.

Open source orchestrators like Airflow are one of the primary means by which companies train gradient boosted tree models in production. Airflow offers a mechanism to schedule and monitor these jobs as part of more complex workflow graphs. Kaspian has a native operator for Airflow; this operator makes it easy to either swap to or get started with training pipelines that utilize Kaspian's flexible compute layer, with native support for autoscaling, GPU acceleration, and more.

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