Build Machine Learning Solutions Using Azure Databricks

Learn to use Azure Databricks to implement machine learning solutions at scale.

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    Prerequisites

    • Experience using Python to explore data and train machine learning models with open-source frameworks like Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow. 
    • Basic understanding of machine learning concepts and familiarity with data analysis libraries (like pandas or NumPy). 
    • Foundational knowledge of Azure cloud services. 
    • Experience with Apache Spark is helpful but not mandatory.

    What You Will Learn

    • Learn the basics of Azure Databricks and Apache Spark.
    • Run and manage Spark-based data analytics at scale.
    • Train models using common ML frameworks in Databricks.
    • Use MLflow for experiment tracking and model management.
    • Optimize models with automatic hyperparameter tuning.
    • Build and deploy models using AutoML and deep learning tools.

    Curriculum

    Learning Objective:

    Azure Databricks is a cloud service that provides a scalable platform for data analytics using Apache Spark.

    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Get started with Azure Databricks
    • Identify Azure Databricks workloads
    • Understand key concepts
    • Data governance using Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview
    • Exercise - Explore Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    Azure Databricks is built on Apache Spark and enables data engineers and analysts to run Spark jobs to transform, analyze and visualize data at scale.


    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Get to know Spark
    • Create a Spark cluster
    • Use Spark in notebooks
    • Use Spark to work with data files
    • Visualize data
    • Exercise - Use Spark in Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    Machine learning involves using data to train a predictive model. Azure Databricks support multiple commonly used machine learning frameworks that you can use to train models.

    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Understand principles of machine learning
    • Machine learning in Azure Databricks
    • Prepare data for machine learning
    • Train a machine learning model
    • Evaluate a machine learning model
    • Exercise - Train a machine learning model in Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    MLflow is an open-source platform for managing the machine learning lifecycle that is natively supported in Azure Databricks.

    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Capabilities of MLflow
    • Run experiments with MLflow
    • Register and serve models with MLflow
    • Exercise - Use MLflow in Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    Tuning hyperparameters is an essential part of machine learning. In Azure Databricks, you can use the Optune library to optimize hyperparameters automatically.

    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Optimize hyperparameters with Optuna
    • Review trials
    • Scale hyperparameter optimization
    • Exercise - Optimize hyperparameters for machine learning in Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    AutoML in Azure Databricks simplifies the process of building an effective machine learning model for your data.

    Topics
    • Introduction
    • What is AutoML?
    • Use AutoML in the Azure Databricks user interface
    • Use code to run an AutoML experiment
    • Exercise - Use AutoML in Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    Deep learning uses neural networks to train highly effective machine learning models for complex forecasting, computer vision, natural language processing, and other AI workloads.


    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Understand deep learning concepts
    • Train models with PyTorch
    • Distribute PyTorch training with TorchDistributor
    • Exercise - Train deep learning models on Azure Databricks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

    Learning Objective:

    Machine learning enables data-driven decision-making and automation, but deploying models into production for real-time insights is challenging. Azure Databricks simplifies this process by providing a unified platform for building, training, and deploying machine learning models at scale, fostering collaboration between data scientists and engineers.

    Topics
    • Introduction
    • Automate your data transformations
    • Explore model development
    • Explore model deployment strategies
    • Explore model versioning and lifecycle management
    • Exercise - Manage a machine learning model
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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