How Data Teams Ship Models Without Breaking Production
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Most data teams build models that look great in a notebook but fail when they hit the real world. This episode dissects why model deployment is the hardest part of the pipeline, using the example of a major retailer’s failed checkout prediction system to illustrate the gap between offline accuracy and online stability. We discuss canary deployments, shadow testing, and the importance of feature parity between training and serving environments. Lucas walks through the specific technical debt that accumulates when engineering handoffs are ignored, while Luna challenges the notion that more data always solves deployment friction. By the end, you’ll understand how to structure your MLOps workflow so that new models don’t break existing revenue streams.
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