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Getting Started with Azure Machine Learning

Posted by Jane Doe on
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Azure Machine Learning (AzureML) provides a comprehensive, end‑to‑end platform for building, training, and deploying ML models at scale. Whether you're a data scientist, ML engineer, or developer, AzureML offers tools that simplify the entire workflow.

Key Features

  • Automated ML: AutoML helps you build high‑quality models with minimal code.
  • Designer: Drag‑and‑drop interface for building pipelines without writing code.
  • ML Ops: Deploy, monitor, and manage models in production.
  • Integration: Works seamlessly with Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, and GitHub.

Quick Start

Follow these steps to train a simple regression model:

import azureml.core
from azureml.core import Workspace, Experiment, Dataset
from azureml.train.sklearn import SKLearn
# Connect to workspace
ws = Workspace.from_config()
# Create experiment
exp = Experiment(workspace=ws, name='regression-demo')
# Define training script
script_config = SKLearn(source_directory='.', 
                        script='train.py',
                        compute_target='cpu-cluster')
run = exp.submit(config=script_config)
run.wait_for_completion(show_output=True)

For a full walkthrough, see the official AzureML tutorial.

AzureML workspace overview

Comments (3)

Mike S. – 2 hours ago
Great intro! I especially liked the auto‑ML part. Does AzureML support GPU for deep learning?
Laura K. – 1 hour ago
Yes, just choose a GPU compute target like Standard_NC6 when you configure your experiment.
Samir P. – 30 minutes ago
Can we integrate this with GitHub Actions for CI/CD?