Feature store alternatives for production ML: when feature tables, shared transformation libraries or warehouse-first patterns are enough, and when a feature store earns its cost.
Databricks MLOps Stacks are a practical starting point for production ML. Learn how to grow the template into a team standard for delivery, release and operations.
AI-generated code risks are often not obvious syntax errors. The harder problem is code that catches real failures, retries them badly, returns mock data and still reports success.
A practical Databricks MCP server tutorial: build a custom MCP server in Python, keep the tool layer small, and deploy it on Databricks Apps with a Delta-backed GTD assistant.
If you ask whether MLOps is mostly software engineering, the practical answer is broader: delivery, data reliability, architecture and operational ownership usually matter more than the model code itself.