sanketsarang
Joined 10 years ago
Joined 10 years ago
1. Speaking the facts does not exist in India. Everyone sugarcoats. The successful see-through sugar coating. They are able to see through the true intentions of their peers, allowing them to be better leaders.
2. Indian's do Jugaad from birth. It is a need, as many don't even have stable electricity to light up a study lamp. They find creative ways to live their lives. This Jugaad at an early age gives them the "Power of Unlimited Thinking". A critical component in being a visionary leader. Finding solutions where no one thought it was possible.
1. You must have an Azure account with an API key for using their AutoML. An AutoML environment won't get created without a valid key. Both local and cloud runs mandate this.
2. Getting an Azure account requires a credit card on file and comes with a limited-time free trial. This is a big NO NO when it comes to software claimed to be for free use.
3. The free for life services do not call out AutoML anywhere. They do not claim the AutoML environment (a required step) to be free in any form. Check this: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free/
4. When they say "local" what are they referring to? Run locally on an Azure Notebook, or can I run this locally on my laptop? We have tried and failed ever to get this to run locally on a laptop. So it is not clear whether this is even possible, or the term "local" is misleading.
Have you managed to run Azure ML locally on a laptop, without requiring a connected Azure account?
Yes, if we run the AutoML from our laptop, it uses the API key to create a cloud instance. The data gets uploaded to the cloud and runs on the cloud. Results are thrown back to the local code. We would not call this a local run.
The question is, have you managed actually to use your computer's local resources for training? If so, please do share how this was possible. We would like to know how this was achieved.
PyCaret: Semi-automatic. You do the first run; then you figure the next set of runs. Ensemble models require manual configuration.
Tpot: Does a great job. Generates 4-5 lines of py code too. But does not support Neural Networks / DNN. So works only for problems where GOFAI works.
H2O.ai: They have an open-source flavor, but the best way to use it is the enterprise version on the H2O cloud. The interface is confusing, and the final output is black-box.
Now there are many in the enterprise category, such as DataRobot, AWS SageMaker, Azure etc. Most are unaffordable to Data Scientists unless your employer is sponsoring the platform.
AutoAI: This is 100% automated. Uses GOFAI, Neural Networks and DNN, all in one box. It is 100% White-box. It is the only AutoML framework that generates high-quality (1000s of lines) of Jupyter Notebook code. You can check some example codes here: https://cloud.blobcity.com
Advantages: Allows you to use server resources than be limited by your laptop compute capabilities. Log in anywhere, means I don't have to carry my laptop around. As long as I have a browser, I get the same environment to work. Mental peace that my work and data are always safe. I can drop my laptop in a swimming pool and yet I will not even lose the last character I typed on that presentation I was making.
Disadvantages: Yeah, I cannot access my system while on an aeroplane. Can't think of anything else honestly, unless you live in a zone where the internet is as bad as on aeroplanes.
All in all, prefer the browser-based virtual machine any day. The advantages outweigh the single disadvantage of the need for a stable internet connection.