ZenML 0.71.0 features the Modal Step Operator for fast, configurable cloud execution, dynamic artifact naming, and enhanced visualizations. It improves API token management, dashboard usability, and infrastructure stability while fixing key bugs. Expanded documentation supports advanced workflows and big data management.
ZenML 0.68.0 introduces several major enhancements including the return of stack components visualization on the dashboard, powerful client-side caching for improved performance, and a streamlined onboarding process that unifies starter and production setups. The release also brings improved artifact management with the new `register_artifact` function, enhanced BentoML integration (v1.3.5), and comprehensive documentation updates, while deprecating legacy features including Python 3.8 support.
This release incorporates updates to the SageMaker Orchestrator, DAG Visualizer, and environment variable handling. It also includes Kubernetes support for Skypilot and an updated Deepchecks integration. Various other improvements and bug fixes have been implemented across different areas of the platform.
The combination of ZenML and Neptune can streamline machine learning workflows and provide unprecedented visibility into experiments. ZenML is an extensible framework for creating production-ready pipelines, while Neptune is a metadata store for MLOps. When combined, these tools offer a robust solution for managing the entire ML lifecycle, from experimentation to production. The combination of these tools can significantly accelerate the development process, especially when working with complex tasks like language model fine-tuning. This integration offers the ability to focus more on innovating and less on managing the intricacies of your ML pipelines.
ZenML secures an additional $3.7M in funding led by Point Nine, bringing its total Seed Round to $6.4M, to further its mission of simplifying MLOps. The startup is set to launch ZenML Cloud, a managed service with advanced features, while continuing to expand its open-source framework.
With ZenML 0.6.3, you can now run your ZenML steps on Sagemaker, Vertex AI, and AzureML! It’s normal to have certain steps that require specific infrastructure (e.g. a GPU-enabled environment) on which to run model training, and Step Operators give you the power to switch out infrastructure for individual steps to support this.