Fabric for Deep Learning (FfDL)
Deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Caffe, Torch, Theano, and MXNet have contributed to the popularity of deep learning by reducing the effort and skills needed to design, train, and use deep learning models. Fabric for Deep Learning (FfDL, pronounced “fiddle”) provides a consistent way to run these deep-learning frameworks as a service on Kubernetes. The FfDL platform uses a microservices architecture to reduce coupling between components, keep each component simple and as stateless as possible, isolate component failures, and allow each component to be developed, tested, deployed, scaled, and upgraded independently. Leveraging the power of Kubernetes, FfDL provides a scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant deep-learning framework. The platform uses a distribution and orchestration layer that facilitates learning from a large amount of data in a reasonable amount of time across compute nodes.
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MLlib
Apache Spark's MLlib is a scalable machine learning library that integrates seamlessly with Spark's APIs, supporting Java, Scala, Python, and R. It offers a comprehensive suite of algorithms and utilities, including classification, regression, clustering, collaborative filtering, and tools for constructing machine learning pipelines. MLlib's high-quality algorithms leverage Spark's iterative computation capabilities, delivering performance up to 100 times faster than traditional MapReduce implementations. It is designed to operate across diverse environments, running on Hadoop, Apache Mesos, Kubernetes, standalone clusters, or in the cloud, and accessing various data sources such as HDFS, HBase, and local files. This flexibility makes MLlib a robust solution for scalable and efficient machine learning tasks within the Apache Spark ecosystem.
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Apache Mahout
Apache Mahout is a powerful, scalable, and versatile machine learning library designed for distributed data processing. It offers a comprehensive set of algorithms for various tasks, including classification, clustering, recommendation, and pattern mining. Built on top of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem, Mahout leverages MapReduce and Spark to enable data processing on large-scale datasets. Apache Mahout(TM) is a distributed linear algebra framework and mathematically expressive Scala DSL designed to let mathematicians, statisticians, and data scientists quickly implement their own algorithms. Apache Spark is the recommended out-of-the-box distributed back-end or can be extended to other distributed backends. Matrix computations are a fundamental part of many scientific and engineering applications, including machine learning, computer vision, and data analysis. Apache Mahout is designed to handle large-scale data processing by leveraging the power of Hadoop and Spark.
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MXNet
A hybrid front-end seamlessly transitions between Gluon eager imperative mode and symbolic mode to provide both flexibility and speed. Scalable distributed training and performance optimization in research and production is enabled by the dual parameter server and Horovod support. Deep integration into Python and support for Scala, Julia, Clojure, Java, C++, R and Perl. A thriving ecosystem of tools and libraries extends MXNet and enables use-cases in computer vision, NLP, time series and more. Apache MXNet is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator. Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision-making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. Join the MXNet scientific community to contribute, learn, and get answers to your questions.
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