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In this technical presentation, we will delve into the fundamental concepts of Data Engineering, focusing on two pivotal components of modern data architecture - Data Lakes and Data Warehouses. We will explore their roles, differences, and how they collectively empower organizations to harness the true potential of their data.
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- Brief overview of the data engineering landscape and its critical role in modern data-driven organizations.
2. Understanding Data Lakes:
- Explanation of what a data lake is and its purpose in storing vast amounts of raw and unstructured data.
3. Exploring Data Warehouses:
- Definition of data warehouses and their role in storing structured, processed, and business-ready data.
4. Comparing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses:
- Comparative analysis of data lakes and data warehouses, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
- Discussing when to use each based on specific use cases and business needs.
5. Integration and Data Pipelines:
- Insight into the seamless integration of data lakes and data warehouses within a data engineering pipeline.
- Code walkthrough showcasing data movement and transformation between these two crucial components.
6. Real-world Use Cases:
- Presentation of real-world use cases where effective use of data lakes and data warehouses led to actionable insights and business success.
- Hands-on demonstration using Python, Jupyter Notebook and SQL to solidify the concepts discussed, providing attendees with practical insights and skills.
Conclusion:
This session aims to equip attendees with a strong foundation in data engineering, focusing on the pivotal role of data lakes and data warehouses. By the end of this presentation, participants will grasp how to effectively utilize these tools, enabling them to design efficient data solutions and drive informed business decisions.
This presentation will be accompanied by live code demonstrations and interactive discussions, ensuring attendees gain practical knowledge and valuable insights into the dynamic world of data engineering.
Some of the technologies that we will be covering:
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have revolutionized the field of computer vision and image processing. These specialized deep learning models are inspired by the human visual system and excel at tasks like image classification, object detection, and facial recognition.
CNNs employ convolution operations, primarily used for processing images. The network initiates the analysis by applying filters that aim to extract valuable image features using various convolutional kernels. Similar to other weights in the neural network, these filters can be enhanced by adjusting their kernels based on the output error. After this, the resultant images undergo pooling, followed by pixel-wise input to a standard neural network in a process known as flattening.
Input Shape: (IMG_WIDTH, IMG_HEIGHT, 3) where 3 represents the color channels (RGB).
Pooling Layer (MaxPooling2D):
Type: Max Pooling Layer (2D)
Pool Size: (2, 2)
Purpose: Reduces the spatial dimensions by taking the maximum value from each group of 2x2 pixels.
Flatten Layer (Flatten):
Type: Flattening Layer
Purpose: Converts the multidimensional input into a 1D array to feed into the Dense layer.
Dense Hidden Layer (Dense):
Number of Neurons: 128
Activation Function: ReLU
Purpose: Learns and represents complex patterns in the data.
Dropout Layer (Dropout):
Rate: 0.5
Purpose: Helps prevent overfitting by randomly setting 50% of the inputs to zero during training.
Output Layer (Dense):
Number of Neurons: NUM_CATEGORIES (Number of categories for traffic signs)
Activation Function: Softmax
Purpose: Produces probabilities for each category, summing to 1, indicating the likelihood of the input image belonging to each category.
layers = tf.keras.layers
# Create a convolutional neural networkmodel = tf.keras.models.Sequential([
# Convolutional layer. Learn 32 filters using a 3x3 kernel
layers.Conv2D(32, (3, 3), activation='relu',input_shape=(30,30, 3)),
# Max-pooling layer, reduces the spatial dimensions by taking the maximum value from each group of 2x2 pixels
layers.MaxPooling2D((2, 2)),
# Converts the multidimensional input into a 1D array to feed into the Dense layer
layers.Flatten(),
# Dense Hidden Layer with 128 nodes and relu activation function to learns and represent complex patterns in the data
layers.Dense(128, activation='relu'),# Dropout layer to prevent overfitting by randomly setting 50% of the inputs to 0 at each update during training
layers.Dropout(0.5),
# Output layer with NUM_CATEGORIES outputs and softmax activation function to return probability-like results
layers.Dense(NUM_CATEGORIES, activation='softmax')
])
Input Shape: (IMG_WIDTH, IMG_HEIGHT, 3) where 3 represents the color channels (RGB).
Pooling Layer (MaxPooling2D):
Type: Max Pooling Layer (2D)
Pool Size: (2, 2)
Purpose: Reduces the spatial dimensions by taking the maximum value from each group of 2x2 pixels.
Convolutional Layer (Conv2D):
Number of Filters: 64
Filter Size: (3, 3)
Activation Function: ReLU
Purpose: Extracts higher-level features from the input.
Pooling Layer (MaxPooling2D):
Pool Size: (2, 2)
Purpose: Further reduces spatial dimensions.
Flatten Layer (Flatten):
Type: Flattening Layer
Purpose: Converts the multidimensional input into a 1D array to feed into the Dense layer.
Dense Hidden Layer (Dense):
Number of Neurons: 128
Activation Function: ReLU
Purpose: Learns and represents complex patterns in the data.
Dropout Layer (Dropout):
Rate: 0.5
Purpose: Helps prevent overfitting by randomly setting 50% of the inputs to zero during training.
Output Layer (Dense):
Number of Neurons: NUM_CATEGORIES (Number of categories for traffic signs)
Activation Function: Softmax
Purpose: Produces probabilities for each category, summing to 1, indicating the likelihood of the input image belonging to each category.
layers = tf.keras.layers
# Create a convolutional neural networkmodel = tf.keras.models.Sequential([
# Convolutional layer. Learn 32 filters using a 3x3 kernel
layers.Conv2D(32, (3, 3), activation='relu',input_shape=(30,30, 3)),
# Max-pooling layer, reduces the spatial dimensions by taking the maximum value from each group of 2x2 pixels
layers.MaxPooling2D((2, 2)),
# Convolutional layer. Learn 64 filters using a 3x3 kernel to extracts higher-level features from the input
layers.Conv2D(64, (3, 3), activation='relu'),# Max-pooling layer, using 2x2 pool size reduces spatial dimensions
layers.MaxPooling2D((2, 2)),
# Converts the multidimensional input into a 1D array to feed into the Dense layer
layers.Flatten(),
# Dense Hidden Layer with 128 nodes and relu activation function to learns and represent complex patterns in the data
layers.Dense(128, activation='relu'),# Dropout layer to prevent overfitting by randomly setting 50% of the inputs to 0 at each update during training
layers.Dropout(0.5),
# Output layer with NUM_CATEGORIES outputs and softmax activation function to return probability-like results
layers.Dense(NUM_CATEGORIES, activation='softmax')
])
The architecture follows a typical CNN pattern: alternating Convolutional and MaxPooling layers to extract features and reduce spatial dimensions, followed by Flattening and Dense layers for classification.
Feel free to adjust the number of filters, filter sizes, layer types, or other hyperparameters based on your specific problem and dataset. Experimentation is key to finding the best architecture for your task.
Model 1 had a loss of 3.4964 and an accuracy of 0.0541. This model had a simple architecture with few layers and filters, which may have limited its ability to learn complex features in the input images.
Model 2 had a loss of 0.1354 and an accuracy of 0.9655. This model had a more complex architecture with additional hidden layers, including a convolutional layer with 64 filters and an additional max pooling (2x2) layer. The addition of these layers likely helped the model learn more complex features in the input images, leading to a significant improvement in accuracy.
In particular, the addition of more convolutional layers with more filters can help the model learn more complex features in the input images, as each filter learns to detect a different pattern or feature in the input. However, it is important to balance the number of filters with the size of the input images and the complexity of the problem, as using too many filters can lead to overfitting and poor generalization to new data.
Overall, the results suggest that increasing the complexity of the model by adding more hidden layers can help improve its accuracy, but it is important to balance the complexity of the model with the size of the input images and the complexity of the problem to avoid overfitting.
Learning rate
A learning rate of .001 (default) provided optimal results - loss: 0.1354 - accuracy: 0.9655
A learning rate of .01 lower the accuracy and increase the loss loss: 3.4858 - accuracy: 0.0594
A learning rate of 0.01 is too high for our specific problem and dataset, which can cause the model to overshoot the optimal solution and fail to converge.
Oscar Garcia is a Principal Software Architect and VP of product development. He is a Microsoft MVP and certified solutions' developer with many years of experience building software solutions. He specializes in building cloud solutions using technologies like GCP, AWS, Azure, ASP.NET, NodeJS, Angular, React, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Firebase as well as BI projects for data visualization using tools like Tableau and PowerBI, Spark. You can follow Oscar on Twitter @ozkary or his blog at ozkary.com
VP of Product Development
5 consecutive Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP).
