
Machine Learning System Design: With end-to-end examples
By Valerii Babushkin, Arseny Kravchenko
Review
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✓ Pros
- ✓Comprehensive coverage of ML system design from data to deployment
- ✓End-to-end examples show how all components fit together
- ✓Practical guidance on scalable, maintainable, and reliable ML systems
- ✓Covers critical topics: data pipelines, feature stores, model versioning, A/B testing
- ✓Focus on production-ready systems, not just model training
- ✓Essential for ML engineers, data scientists, and software engineers
- ✓Addresses monitoring, observability, and handling model drift
✗ Cons
- ✗Assumes some familiarity with machine learning concepts
- ✗May require understanding of distributed systems for advanced topics
Specifications
| Pages | 400 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Publisher | Manning Publications |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| Isbn13 | 978-1633438750 |
| Isbn10 | 1633438759 |
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