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Serverless
Machine Learning
Predicting the future with the bleeding edge
About Me
Product Manager on Azure Functions. Pythonista
working on Serverless for over a year.
Passionate about developer experiences, data
science and machine learning.
Asavari Tayal
@tayalasavari
Plan
for
today
1
Machine Learning
Introduction, process of ML and roles in ML.
Serverless and FaaS
How can they help with ML?
Use Cases
Real world examples of using Serverless ML.
Learnings and
ChallengesBenefits of Serverless ML, shortcomings and
open questions.
2
3
4
What is Machine Learning?
Practice of examining large amounts of data to find
patterns and then generating code to find those
same patterns in brand new data.
ML can help you build smarter
applications.
Process of Machine Learning
Model Training
1
Candidate
Model
Chosen Model
Roles in Machine Learning
Model Training
Data Scientist
App
Developer
Model
Deployment
? How big is my training dataset?
? Which algorithm should I use?
? What’s the confusion matrix?
? How often should I retrain the model?
? How many servers do I need?
? How can I scale my application?
? Who monitors my app?
? How should I patch my servers?
? What packages should be on my
server?
Roles in Machine Learning
Model Training
Data Scientist
App
Developer
Model
Deployment
? How big is my training dataset?
? Which algorithm should I use?
? What’s the confusion matrix?
? How often should I retrain the model?
Full abstraction of servers
Developers can just focus on their code—there are
no distractions around server management, capacity
planning, or availability.
Simplified starting experience
Easier experimentation
Scale at your pace—don’t bet the farm on Day 1
Flexibility
Use Cases
Serverless Machine Learning
Image Classification
Images
HttpTrigg
er in
bursts
Landscape
Dog
Camera
Prediction
Inferencing Application
Solution I - PaaS
Python Runtime
WSGI HTTP Server
Dependencies
Docker
Image
Scoring script
Application
Gateway
App Service
Web App
Input data
HttpTrigger
Solution II - Serverless
Scoring script
Azure
Function
Input Data
Configuration
(trigger,
dependencies)
HttpTrigger
Learnings
1 Python is the preferred language for
inferencing using Functions.
2 FaaS provides a simple and flexible
approach to model deployment,
empowering Data Scientists to create
their own web service.
3 Serverless provides a low-cost
solution for event-driven
inferencing pipelines.
Topic Modeling
Topic Distribution
Backup
Recovery
Data
Disk
Information
Security
Credentials
Identity
Vault
Permissions
Network
Firewall
Image
Virtual
Private
Gateway
VPN
Traffic
Output
Input Model Re-training
Inferencing Solution
Documents / Text Input
Input
IT FAQs and
Trouble Shooting
Guides
Topic Modeling -
Serverless Topic
1
Topi
c 2
Topi
c 3
Input Data
Learnings
Training
Serverless is not preferable for
compute-intensive training jobs.
Short-lived, low-compute
executions are still feasible.
Integration
Triggers and bindings
simplify integrating with
data sources. Data
Scientists can focus on the
training algorithm and
scoring script, not the SDKs.
Performance
Downloading model from
storage increases startup
time, adding latency to the
inferencing step.
Data processing - OCR
Vehicle Number
Plates
Blob Trigger
Result
Raw image
Re-shaped
image
Image
Vehicle
Number
HTTP Webhook
Learnings
Beyond FaaS
Serverless beyond
Functions is relevant to
Machine Learning
workloads:
• Eventing infrastructure
• Workflow orchestration
• Pay-per-use Cognitive
APIs
Role of
Functions
Functions serve as the glue
between different services
for data processing.
Challenges
Serverless Machine Learning
Challenges
Limits
Serverless Functions
have strict limits on
execution time and
memory used.
 Dedicated hosting
 Durable Functions
Hardware
Some inferencing
scenarios can require
GPU or FPGA enabled
hardware for
execution.
 Functions
container on GPU
enabled K8s
cluster
Versioning
Data Science teams
prefer to version
models independent of
their applications. This
can increase startup
time.
 Custom container
on Azure
Functions on
Linux
Boundaries
Applications dealing
with sensitive data
require more advanced
security and
networking options.
 App Service
Environment
 Premium Plan
Takeaways
Serverless is indeed a good fit for Machine Learning.
FaaS programming model and event-driven pipelines
can empower Data Scientists to quickly build smart
applications.
Let’s continue to bring the goodness of Serverless to
more scenarios and developer communities.
@tayalasavari
Thank you

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Serverless Machine Learning

  • 1. Serverless Machine Learning Predicting the future with the bleeding edge
  • 2. About Me Product Manager on Azure Functions. Pythonista working on Serverless for over a year. Passionate about developer experiences, data science and machine learning. Asavari Tayal @tayalasavari
  • 3. Plan for today 1 Machine Learning Introduction, process of ML and roles in ML. Serverless and FaaS How can they help with ML? Use Cases Real world examples of using Serverless ML. Learnings and ChallengesBenefits of Serverless ML, shortcomings and open questions. 2 3 4
  • 4. What is Machine Learning? Practice of examining large amounts of data to find patterns and then generating code to find those same patterns in brand new data. ML can help you build smarter applications.
  • 5. Process of Machine Learning Model Training 1 Candidate Model Chosen Model
  • 6. Roles in Machine Learning Model Training Data Scientist App Developer Model Deployment ? How big is my training dataset? ? Which algorithm should I use? ? What’s the confusion matrix? ? How often should I retrain the model? ? How many servers do I need? ? How can I scale my application? ? Who monitors my app? ? How should I patch my servers? ? What packages should be on my server?
  • 7. Roles in Machine Learning Model Training Data Scientist App Developer Model Deployment ? How big is my training dataset? ? Which algorithm should I use? ? What’s the confusion matrix? ? How often should I retrain the model? Full abstraction of servers Developers can just focus on their code—there are no distractions around server management, capacity planning, or availability. Simplified starting experience Easier experimentation Scale at your pace—don’t bet the farm on Day 1 Flexibility
  • 10. Solution I - PaaS Python Runtime WSGI HTTP Server Dependencies Docker Image Scoring script Application Gateway App Service Web App Input data HttpTrigger
  • 11. Solution II - Serverless Scoring script Azure Function Input Data Configuration (trigger, dependencies) HttpTrigger
  • 12. Learnings 1 Python is the preferred language for inferencing using Functions. 2 FaaS provides a simple and flexible approach to model deployment, empowering Data Scientists to create their own web service. 3 Serverless provides a low-cost solution for event-driven inferencing pipelines.
  • 14. Topic Modeling - Serverless Topic 1 Topi c 2 Topi c 3 Input Data
  • 15. Learnings Training Serverless is not preferable for compute-intensive training jobs. Short-lived, low-compute executions are still feasible. Integration Triggers and bindings simplify integrating with data sources. Data Scientists can focus on the training algorithm and scoring script, not the SDKs. Performance Downloading model from storage increases startup time, adding latency to the inferencing step.
  • 16. Data processing - OCR Vehicle Number Plates Blob Trigger Result Raw image Re-shaped image Image Vehicle Number HTTP Webhook
  • 17. Learnings Beyond FaaS Serverless beyond Functions is relevant to Machine Learning workloads: • Eventing infrastructure • Workflow orchestration • Pay-per-use Cognitive APIs Role of Functions Functions serve as the glue between different services for data processing.
  • 19. Challenges Limits Serverless Functions have strict limits on execution time and memory used.  Dedicated hosting  Durable Functions Hardware Some inferencing scenarios can require GPU or FPGA enabled hardware for execution.  Functions container on GPU enabled K8s cluster Versioning Data Science teams prefer to version models independent of their applications. This can increase startup time.  Custom container on Azure Functions on Linux Boundaries Applications dealing with sensitive data require more advanced security and networking options.  App Service Environment  Premium Plan
  • 20. Takeaways Serverless is indeed a good fit for Machine Learning. FaaS programming model and event-driven pipelines can empower Data Scientists to quickly build smart applications. Let’s continue to bring the goodness of Serverless to more scenarios and developer communities.

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