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> Some organizations need to run large distributed machine learning tasks, some don't. I think almost no organizations need to run "large distributed machine l
by CRConrad 3y ago
> Some organizations need to run large distributed machine learning tasks, some don't.
I think almost no organizations need to run "large distributed machine learning tasks". Many just think they do, because it's the buzzword of the moment.
- nerdponx 3y agoAlso true, but I think maybe that's a great example of what I and OP are saying here. Do you really need it? Or do you just think you might need it one day because people are talking about it on Medium, or because you had a nice chat with some sales rep? Or do you just want it on your resume?
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoFacebook's ad prediction models weren't distributed until maybe 2014 or 2015. Just buying bigger boxes can get you a loooooinnnng way.