Deployment

Feature Store

Definition

A centralised platform for creating, storing, sharing, and serving ML features consistently across training and inference pipelines. Feature stores eliminate training-serving skew and accelerate model development by making pre-computed features reusable across teams.

Related Terms

MLOps

The practice of combining Machine Learning, DevOps, and data engineering to streamline the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of ML models in production. MLOps ensures reliable, scalable, and reproducible ML systems across their entire lifecycle.

Data Drift

A change in the statistical distribution of input data fed to a deployed model, which can degrade prediction quality even if the model itself has not changed. Detecting data drift early is critical for maintaining reliable production AI systems.

Model Serving

The process of deploying trained ML models to production environments where they can receive inputs and return predictions at scale. Model serving infrastructure must address throughput, latency, versioning, and cost while meeting SLAs.

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