MLOps on Kubernetes: Exploring Argo Workflows

Stop writing brittle glue code for your MLOps pipelines. See how Argo Workflows provides a Kubernetes-native way to define and execute complex processes declaratively.

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Understanding the core principles and lifecycle of MLOps

MLOps applies DevOps principles to machine learning to automate and streamline the entire model lifecycle from data collection to deployment and monitoring.

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Why Argo Workflows is a powerful Kubernetes-native engine

Argo Workflows is a Kubernetes-native engine that orchestrates complex, multi-stage processes as custom resources, eliminating the need for extensive glue code.

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Building and running a basic workflow with YAML

A simple workflow is defined in YAML using templates for each step, which are then executed inside containers on a Kubernetes cluster.

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Managing data files in pipelines using artifacts

Argo artifacts simplify data handling by automatically downloading input files from cloud storage into a container and uploading outputs upon completion.

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Orchestrating complex training jobs with DAGs

Directed acyclic graph (DAG) templates in Argo allow you to define complex workflows with multiple dependencies, enabling parallel and sequential task execution for model training.

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Building resilient batch inference pipelines with retries

For reliable batch inference, Argo's retry strategies with configurable limits and backoff policies can automatically recover from transient failures in individual steps.

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Evaluating if Argo Workflows is right for your team

Argo is ideal for teams already using Kubernetes to manage complex, multi-stage ML pipelines, but may be overkill for small projects or teams without Kubernetes expertise.

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Integrating Argo with tools like Argo CD and MLflow

Argo Workflows can be used alongside Argo CD for deployment and MLflow for experiment tracking, with Argo providing more flexible, language-agnostic container orchestration.