Welcome back to part four of the Alteryx to Dataiku series! In our last three blogs, we covered how Dataiku’s visual flow can help enhance collaboration and visibility, differences in how you work with datasets, and one of the key tools to accelerate data transformations: recipes.
In this article, we're diving into the thrilling world of machine learning (ML). If you're familiar with Alteryx, you'll notice a significant leap in Dataiku's abilities in this regard, particularly in its end-to-end platform approach. Imagine seamlessly integrating data wrangling, analysis, ML, and deployment into a single, cohesive project — that's exactly what Dataiku offers!
Some of the key benefits of Dataiku for ML are:
- Integrate predictive models seamlessly into your end-to-end pipeline.
- Utilize AutoML for a broad range of use cases.
- Easily interpret, compare, and generate reports on models.
- Customize AutoML training tasks to suit your specific needs.
What's It Like in Alteryx?
Alteryx has several paths to ML across different products and one is “Alteryx Machine Learning” which lets you build predictive models using a graphical interface. After uploading your data into the environment, you can step through the process of building a model with some guidance for common tasks such as data profiling and feature engineering. There are also some visual charts to help with the explainability of the model. It’s currently limited to CSV files and a few model types.
This is a great option for someone looking to get started with ML, but as you start to advance your predictive efforts, you may find some limitations. Dataiku's AutoML, and full end-to-end ML capabilities, offer a robust and integrated solution designed to help you scale up your ML efforts and help you grow into your future AI goals.
How Dataiku Does It Differently
Dataiku has the same capabilities as Alteryx Machine Learning but takes things a step further in many respects. Let’s take a look at some key differences:
ML for All (Datasets)!
One of Dataiku's standout features is its ability to utilize any dataset in a Dataiku flow for AutoML. This includes datasets stored in various locations such as uploaded files, data warehouses like Snowflake, data lakes, Sharepoint, etc. Moreover, there’s no limit to the size of data that can be used for ML in Dataiku.
Expanded ML Task Options
Dataiku's AutoML capabilities extend far beyond the basics, empowering users to tackle a diverse range of ML tasks. In addition to classification and regression, Dataiku's visualML supports time series forecasting, unsupervised learning, image detection, and object classification — all without requiring a single line of code.
Customization and Control
Dataiku's AutoML offers the perfect balance of automation and customization. While it can automatically set up your training task with ease, you also have the freedom to make adjustments as needed. Want to experiment with different algorithms or hyperparameter settings? Or perhaps you'd like to try feature reduction? With Dataiku, you can make AutoML as automated or manual as you prefer — from a one-click "give me your best model" approach to fine-tuning settings for optimal results.
Interpretability and Responsible AI
Dataiku prioritizes Responsible AI, providing unparalleled interpretability for models built with its AutoML. Each model comes with a range of informative views that offer insights into its performance, explainability, bias, and other critical factors that impact its production environment behavior. In addition, automated model documentation enables you to effortlessly export these views into a comprehensive document with just one click, ensuring transparency and accountability in your AI workflows.
Moving Beyond AutoML
Dataiku offers comprehensive and highly customizable VisualML capabilities, but it doesn’t stop there. Dataiku is designed to be the platform for Everyday AI and helps companies as they scale from a handful to dozens or thousands of models. With a full range of features from ML development to deployment to continuous monitoring, including AI Governance, MLOps, and Generative AI capabilities, you can easily grow into your future goals all within a single platform.
Seamless Integration Into Your Flow
Deploying your predictive model is simple with Dataiku. With just one click, your model is seamlessly integrated into your flow, represented by a green diamond. This allows you to effortlessly score another dataset, and the model's lineage is automatically tracked, making it easy to retrain with the latest data.
Make the Switch
If you’re ready to elevate your ML projects, Dataiku offers a comprehensive platform that helps your teams improve the way that they work. With its seamless integration of data wrangling, analysis, ML, and deployment, Dataiku provides a robust and flexible solution for all your predictive analytics needs. Make the switch to Dataiku today and experience the difference.