Training Gradient Boosted Tree Models using Prefect

Prefect

Prefect is an open-source workflow management system that allows you to build, schedule, and monitor data workflows. It enables you to transform any Python function into a unit of work that can be observed and orchestrated. Prefect can be used for various use cases such as ETL pipelines, machine learning workflows, data warehousing, and more. It has a dynamic engine and ephemeral API that makes it easy to run workflows interactively during the building phase. Prefect also offers the ability to cache and persist inputs and outputs for large files and expensive operations, improving development time when debugging.

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 Prefect are one of the primary means by which companies train gradient boosted tree models in production. Prefect offers a mechanism to schedule and monitor these jobs as part of more complex workflow graphs. Kaspian has a native operator for Prefect; 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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