Creative Prediction Practicalities
Charles Martin - The Australian National University
Python is powerful.
![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/python.png)
We can all be Python superheroes!
Python setup can be hard.
![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/python_environment.png)
(Sorry)
Machine Learning Systems
![Test computers](/assets/imps/imps-test-computers.jpg)
GPUs; not just fun for games!
Colab to the Rescue?
![](/assets/colab.png)
On Premises: Workstations
![](/assets/dl-on-cloud/workstation.jpg)
- Workstations
- Pro: fun to play with
- Pro: good for small number of users
- Pro: one-time cost
- Con: not practical for many users
- Con: have to keep setting them up
- Con: I don’t like sharing?
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
![](/assets/dl-on-cloud/cloud-server.png)
- Virtual servers
- Set up server, access via Linux shell
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- DigitalOcean (DO)
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UH Cloud (UiO)