The article discusses the completion of a fully automated MLOps pipeline for a forecasting model, focusing on monitoring and automated retraining processes.
The model used the Amazon DeepAR Forecasting Algorithm to forecast 30 data points, with the mean quantile loss metric used for evaluating accuracy.
Model monitoring is facilitated through AWS CodePipeline and SageMaker's built-in monitoring capabilities, focusing on model quality monitoring.
Limitations of the built-in monitoring include constraints related to datasets, limited metrics, scheduling restrictions, and lack of event-triggered alarms.
Custom solutions were developed to address the monitoring limitations, involving a custom SageMaker Pipeline, CloudWatch metrics, and alarms.
For model retraining, a custom solution was developed using a combination of monitoring processes, Lambda functions, and CloudWatch Dashboards.
The article emphasizes the transition from experimentation to operation in MLOps, highlighting the importance of utilizing feature-rich services like AWS SageMaker.
Despite limitations, SageMaker offers powerful tools for data science projects, and there are still unexplored monitoring features like data quality and drift detection.
Overall, effectively managing the data science lifecycle involves balancing experimentation and operationalization while leveraging platform features for enhanced project efficiency.