Practical workflow orchestration
from Practical AI Hosted by Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson
Workflow orchestration has always been a pain for data scientists, but this is exacerbated in these AI hype days by agentic workflows executing arbitrary (not pre-defined) workflows with a variety of failure modes. Adam from Prefect joins us to talk through their open source Python library for orchestration and visibility into python-based pipelines. Along the way, he introduces us to things like Marvin, their AI engineering framework, and ControlFlow, their agent workflow system. Sponsors: WorkOS – A platform that gives developers a set of building blocks for quickly adding enterprise-ready features to their application. Add Single Sign-On (Okta, Azure, Google, Microsoft OAuth), sync users from any SCIM directory, HRIS integration, audit trails (SIEM), free magic link sign-in. WorkOS is designed for developers and offers a single, elegant interface that abstracts dozens of enterprise integrations. Learn more and get started at WorkOS.com Shopify – Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/practicalai Notion – Notion is a place where any team can write, plan, organize, and rediscover the joy of play. It’s a workspace designed not just for making progress, but getting inspired. Notion is for everyone — whether you’re a Fortune 500 company or freelance designer, starting a new startup or a student juggling classes and clubs. Featuring: Adam Azzam – LinkedIn, X Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X Show Notes: Prefect Marvin ControlFlow Upcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here!
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- 0:00 Welcome to Practical AI
- 0:35 Sponsor: WorkOS
- 4:08 Workflow orchestration
- 9:32 Common pain points
- 14:37 What makes ML orchestration different
- 20:57 Sponsor: Shopify
- 22:45 Intro to Prefect
- 29:52 Conversion experience
- 37:24 Sponsor: Notion
- 39:43 Adam's friend Marvin
- 44:32 Agentic approach
- 51:50 What's next?
- 57:01 Thanks for joining us
- 57:37 Outro
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