tech-hub-skills 1.2.0 → 1.5.2

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-# Skill 3: Model Training & Hyperparameter Tuning
-
-## 🎯 Overview
-Implement scalable model training pipelines with automated hyperparameter optimization and experiment tracking.
-
-## 🔗 Connections
-- **Data Scientist**: Productionizes experimental models (ds-01, ds-02, ds-08)
-- **ML Engineer**: Feeds from feature store, deploys to serving (ml-02, ml-04, ml-07)
-- **MLOps**: Experiment tracking and model versioning (mo-01, mo-03)
-- **FinOps**: Optimizes training costs and compute usage (fo-06, fo-07)
-- **DevOps**: Automates training pipelines with CI/CD (do-01, do-03, do-08)
-- **Security Architect**: Ensures secure training environments (sa-02, sa-08)
-- **System Design**: Distributed training architecture (sd-03, sd-05)
-- **Data Engineer**: Consumes validated training data (de-03)
-
-## 🛠️ Tools Included
-
-### 1. `model_trainer.py`
-Unified training interface for sklearn, XGBoost, LightGBM, PyTorch.
-
-### 2. `hyperparameter_optimizer.py`
-Automated hyperparameter tuning with Optuna/Ray Tune.
-
-### 3. `experiment_tracker.py`
-MLflow integration for comprehensive experiment tracking.
-
-### 4. `model_evaluator.py`
-Model evaluation with business metrics and validation.
-
-### 5. `training_config.yaml`
-Configuration templates for training pipelines.
-
-## 🏗️ Training Pipeline Architecture
-
-```
-Feature Store → Data Preparation → Model Training → Evaluation → Registry
-                      ↓                   ↓              ↓           ↓
-                 Validation      Experiment Track  Metrics    Versioning
-                 Splitting       HPO               Comparison  Lineage
-                 Augmentation    Checkpointing     Validation  Promotion
-```
-
-## 🚀 Quick Start
-
-```python
-from model_trainer import ModelTrainer
-from hyperparameter_optimizer import HPOptimizer
-from experiment_tracker import ExperimentTracker
-
-# Initialize tracker
-tracker = ExperimentTracker(experiment_name="churn_prediction_v2")
-
-# Configure training
-trainer = ModelTrainer(
-    model_type="xgboost",
-    objective="binary:logistic",
-    eval_metric="auc"
-)
-
-# Load features from feature store
-features = feature_store.get_historical_features(
-    feature_refs=["customer_behavior:v1"],
-    entity_df=training_entities
-)
-
-# Train with experiment tracking
-with tracker.start_run():
-    # Log parameters
-    tracker.log_params({
-        "model_type": "xgboost",
-        "max_depth": 6,
-        "n_estimators": 100
-    })
-
-    # Train model
-    model = trainer.train(
-        X_train=features.drop(columns=["target"]),
-        y_train=features["target"],
-        validation_split=0.2
-    )
-
-    # Evaluate
-    metrics = trainer.evaluate(X_test, y_test)
-    tracker.log_metrics(metrics)
-
-    # Save model
-    tracker.log_model(model, "churn_predictor")
-
-# Hyperparameter optimization
-optimizer = HPOptimizer(
-    estimator=trainer,
-    param_space={
-        "max_depth": [3, 5, 7, 9],
-        "n_estimators": [50, 100, 200],
-        "learning_rate": [0.01, 0.05, 0.1],
-        "subsample": [0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0]
-    },
-    optimization_metric="auc",
-    n_trials=50
-)
-
-best_params = optimizer.optimize(X_train, y_train, X_val, y_val)
-```
-
-## 📚 Best Practices
-
-### Training Cost Optimization (FinOps Integration)
-
-1. **Use Spot/Preemptible Instances**
-   - 60-90% cost savings for interruptible training
-   - Implement checkpointing for fault tolerance
-   - Automatic job resumption after preemption
-   - Best for batch training jobs
-   - Reference: FinOps fo-06 (Compute Optimization), fo-07 (AI/ML Cost)
-
-2. **Right-Size Training Compute**
-   - Profile training jobs to determine optimal instance size
-   - Use CPU for tree-based models (XGBoost, LightGBM)
-   - Reserve GPUs for deep learning only
-   - Monitor GPU/CPU utilization
-   - Auto-scale compute clusters
-   - Reference: FinOps fo-06
-
-3. **Optimize Hyperparameter Tuning**
-   - Use Bayesian optimization over grid search (10x fewer trials)
-   - Implement early stopping to terminate poor trials
-   - Parallelize trials efficiently
-   - Track cost per hyperparameter trial
-   - Set budget limits per optimization run
-   - Reference: FinOps fo-07, ML best practices
-
-4. **Training Time Optimization**
-   - Use early stopping to prevent overtraining
-   - Implement learning rate schedules
-   - Use mixed precision training (2x faster on GPUs)
-   - Profile and optimize data loading
-   - Cache preprocessed data
-   - Reference: ML Engineer best practices
-
-5. **Track Training Costs Per Experiment**
-   - Log compute costs with experiments
-   - Track training duration and resource usage
-   - Monitor cost vs accuracy trade-offs
-   - Set budget alerts for runaway experiments
-   - Reference: FinOps fo-01 (Cost Monitoring), fo-03 (Budget Management)
-
-### MLOps Integration for Training
-
-6. **Comprehensive Experiment Tracking**
-   - Track all hyperparameters and configurations
-   - Log all metrics (training, validation, test)
-   - Version datasets used for training
-   - Save model artifacts and checkpoints
-   - Track training duration and resource usage
-   - Reference: MLOps mo-01 (Experiment Tracking)
-
-7. **Model Versioning & Lineage**
-   - Version all trained models
-   - Track complete lineage (data + code + config)
-   - Link models to training runs
-   - Document model architecture and purpose
-   - Reference: MLOps mo-03 (Model Versioning), mo-06 (Lineage)
-
-8. **Reproducible Training**
-   - Set random seeds for reproducibility
-   - Version control training code
-   - Pin dependency versions
-   - Document training environment
-   - Store training configurations
-   - Reference: MLOps mo-01, DevOps do-01
-
-9. **Model Validation & Testing**
-   - Validate on held-out test set
-   - Test model performance on edge cases
-   - Verify model fairness and bias
-   - Test inference latency
-   - Reference: MLOps mo-07 (Testing), Data Scientist ds-08
-
-### DevOps Integration for Training
-
-10. **Automated Training Pipelines**
-    - Trigger training on data updates
-    - Automate model evaluation and comparison
-    - Implement automatic model promotion
-    - Schedule periodic retraining
-    - Reference: DevOps do-01 (CI/CD), ML Engineer ml-01
-
-11. **Containerized Training**
-    - Package training code in Docker containers
-    - Use multi-stage builds for efficiency
-    - Version control container definitions
-    - Test containers locally before deployment
-    - Reference: DevOps do-03 (Containerization)
-
-12. **Infrastructure as Code for Training**
-    - Define training infrastructure in Terraform
-    - Automate compute cluster provisioning
-    - Version control all infrastructure
-    - Implement environment parity (dev/staging/prod)
-    - Reference: DevOps do-04 (IaC)
-
-13. **Monitoring & Observability**
-    - Monitor training job status and health
-    - Track training metrics in real-time
-    - Set up alerts for training failures
-    - Log training errors and exceptions
-    - Reference: DevOps do-08 (Monitoring)
-
-### Data Quality for Training
-
-14. **Training Data Validation**
-    - Validate data schema before training
-    - Check for data drift vs previous training
-    - Verify label distribution
-    - Detect data quality issues early
-    - Reference: Data Engineer de-03 (Data Quality)
-
-15. **Data Versioning**
-    - Version training datasets
-    - Track data lineage for reproducibility
-    - Document data collection and labeling
-    - Reference: MLOps mo-06 (Lineage)
-
-### Security & Compliance
-
-16. **Secure Training Environments**
-    - Train in isolated network environments
-    - Use managed identities for authentication
-    - Encrypt data at rest and in transit
-    - Audit training job access
-    - Reference: Security Architect sa-02 (IAM), sa-03 (Network)
-
-17. **Model Security**
-    - Scan training dependencies for vulnerabilities
-    - Implement model access controls
-    - Audit model artifacts
-    - Document model security posture
-    - Reference: Security Architect sa-08 (LLM Security)
-
-### Azure-Specific Best Practices
-
-18. **Azure Machine Learning**
-    - Use managed compute clusters
-    - Enable auto-scaling for training jobs
-    - Leverage Azure ML pipelines
-    - Use Azure ML environments for reproducibility
-    - Reference: Azure az-04 (AI/ML Services)
-
-19. **Cost Management in Azure ML**
-    - Use low-priority compute for training (70-80% savings)
-    - Enable compute auto-shutdown
-    - Monitor compute utilization
-    - Set workspace spending limits
-    - Reference: Azure az-04, FinOps fo-06
-
-20. **Model Training Best Practices**
-    - Use early stopping callbacks
-    - Implement cross-validation for robust estimates
-    - Track learning curves for overfitting detection
-    - Save best model checkpoints
-    - Reference: ML Engineer best practices
-
-## 💰 Cost Optimization Examples
-
-### Spot Instance Training with Checkpointing
-```python
-from azure.ai.ml import command, Input
-from azure.ai.ml.entities import AmlCompute
-from model_trainer import CheckpointedTrainer
-
-# Create spot compute cluster (60-90% savings)
-spot_cluster = AmlCompute(
-    name="spot-training-cluster",
-    size="Standard_NC6s_v3",  # GPU instance
-    min_instances=0,
-    max_instances=4,
-    tier="LowPriority",  # Spot pricing!
-    idle_time_before_scale_down=300
-)
-
-ml_client.compute.begin_create_or_update(spot_cluster).result()
-
-# Checkpointed trainer (automatically resumes after preemption)
-trainer = CheckpointedTrainer(
-    model_type="pytorch",
-    checkpoint_dir="./checkpoints",
-    checkpoint_frequency=100,  # Save every 100 steps
-    resume_from_checkpoint=True
-)
-
-# Training script with checkpointing
-training_script = """
-import torch
-from model_trainer import CheckpointedTrainer
-
-trainer = CheckpointedTrainer(
-    model_type="pytorch",
-    checkpoint_dir="./outputs/checkpoints"
-)
-
-# Load checkpoint if exists (after preemption)
-start_epoch = trainer.load_checkpoint_if_exists()
-
-# Training loop with automatic checkpointing
-for epoch in range(start_epoch, num_epochs):
-    train_loss = trainer.train_epoch(model, train_loader)
-    val_loss = trainer.validate(model, val_loader)
-
-    # Automatic checkpoint saving
-    trainer.save_checkpoint(
-        epoch=epoch,
-        model=model,
-        optimizer=optimizer,
-        loss=val_loss
-    )
-"""
-
-# Submit to spot cluster
-job = command(
-    code="./src",
-    command="python train.py",
-    environment="azureml:pytorch-training:1",
-    compute="spot-training-cluster",
-    inputs={
-        "training_data": Input(path="azureml://datasets/training_data/labels/latest")
-    }
-)
-
-# Job automatically resumes from checkpoint if preempted
-run = ml_client.jobs.create_or_update(job)
-
-# Track savings
-from finops_tracker import TrainingCostTracker
-cost_tracker = TrainingCostTracker()
-savings_report = cost_tracker.calculate_spot_savings(run.name)
-print(f"Cost with spot: ${savings_report.spot_cost:.2f}")
-print(f"Cost with dedicated: ${savings_report.dedicated_cost:.2f}")
-print(f"Total savings: ${savings_report.savings:.2f} ({savings_report.savings_percent}%)")
-```
-
-### Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization (10x Fewer Trials)
-```python
-from hyperparameter_optimizer import BayesianOptimizer
-from finops_tracker import HPOCostTracker
-import optuna
-
-cost_tracker = HPOCostTracker()
-
-def objective(trial):
-    """Objective function with cost tracking"""
-
-    # Suggest hyperparameters
-    params = {
-        'max_depth': trial.suggest_int('max_depth', 3, 10),
-        'n_estimators': trial.suggest_int('n_estimators', 50, 300),
-        'learning_rate': trial.suggest_float('learning_rate', 0.01, 0.3, log=True),
-        'subsample': trial.suggest_float('subsample', 0.6, 1.0),
-        'colsample_bytree': trial.suggest_float('colsample_bytree', 0.6, 1.0),
-        'min_child_weight': trial.suggest_int('min_child_weight', 1, 7),
-        'gamma': trial.suggest_float('gamma', 0, 0.5)
-    }
-
-    # Track trial cost
-    with cost_tracker.track_trial(trial.number):
-        # Train model
-        trainer = ModelTrainer(model_type="xgboost", **params)
-        trainer.train(X_train, y_train)
-
-        # Evaluate
-        score = trainer.evaluate(X_val, y_val)['auc']
-
-    # Report cost
-    cost_tracker.report_trial_cost(trial.number, score)
-
-    return score
-
-# Bayesian optimization with early stopping
-study = optuna.create_study(
-    direction='maximize',
-    sampler=optuna.samplers.TPESampler(seed=42),  # Bayesian optimization
-    pruner=optuna.pruners.MedianPruner(  # Early stopping for poor trials
-        n_startup_trials=5,
-        n_warmup_steps=10,
-        interval_steps=1
-    )
-)
-
-# Run optimization with budget limit
-study.optimize(
-    objective,
-    n_trials=50,  # vs 1000+ for grid search
-    timeout=3600,  # 1 hour max
-    callbacks=[cost_tracker.budget_callback(max_budget=100.00)]
-)
-
-# Results with cost analysis
-print(f"Best AUC: {study.best_value:.4f}")
-print(f"Best params: {study.best_params}")
-
-cost_report = cost_tracker.generate_hpo_report()
-print(f"\nHPO Cost Analysis:")
-print(f"Total trials: {cost_report.total_trials}")
-print(f"Completed trials: {cost_report.completed_trials}")
-print(f"Pruned trials: {cost_report.pruned_trials} (cost savings!)")
-print(f"Total cost: ${cost_report.total_cost:.2f}")
-print(f"Average cost per trial: ${cost_report.avg_cost_per_trial:.2f}")
-print(f"Estimated grid search cost: ${cost_report.grid_search_cost_estimate:.2f}")
-print(f"Savings vs grid search: ${cost_report.savings:.2f} ({cost_report.savings_percent}%)")
-
-# Visualize optimization
-from optuna.visualization import plot_optimization_history, plot_param_importances
-plot_optimization_history(study).show()
-plot_param_importances(study).show()
-```
-
-### Mixed Precision Training (2x Speed on GPUs)
-```python
-import torch
-from torch.cuda.amp import autocast, GradScaler
-from model_trainer import PyTorchTrainer
-
-class MixedPrecisionTrainer(PyTorchTrainer):
-    """Mixed precision training for 2x speed and 50% memory reduction"""
-
-    def __init__(self, model, optimizer, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(model, optimizer, **kwargs)
-        self.scaler = GradScaler()  # For numerical stability
-        self.cost_tracker = TrainingCostTracker()
-
-    def train_epoch(self, train_loader):
-        self.model.train()
-        total_loss = 0
-
-        for batch_idx, (data, target) in enumerate(train_loader):
-            data, target = data.cuda(), target.cuda()
-
-            # Mixed precision training
-            with autocast():  # Automatic mixed precision
-                output = self.model(data)
-                loss = self.criterion(output, target)
-
-            # Scaled backpropagation
-            self.optimizer.zero_grad()
-            self.scaler.scale(loss).backward()
-            self.scaler.step(self.optimizer)
-            self.scaler.update()
-
-            total_loss += loss.item()
-
-        return total_loss / len(train_loader)
-
-# Usage
-model = MyModel().cuda()
-optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=0.001)
-
-trainer = MixedPrecisionTrainer(model, optimizer)
-
-# Track training time and cost
-with cost_tracker.track_training("mixed_precision_training"):
-    for epoch in range(num_epochs):
-        train_loss = trainer.train_epoch(train_loader)
-        val_loss = trainer.validate(val_loader)
-
-# Compare with FP32 training
-report = cost_tracker.compare_precision_modes()
-print(f"Mixed precision training time: {report.mixed_time:.2f}s")
-print(f"FP32 training time: {report.fp32_time:.2f}s")
-print(f"Speedup: {report.speedup:.2f}x")
-print(f"Cost savings: ${report.cost_savings:.2f}")
-```
-
-### Cost-Tracked Experiment Management
-```python
-from experiment_tracker import ExperimentTracker
-from finops_tracker import ExperimentCostTracker
-from datetime import datetime
-
-class CostAwareExperimentTracker:
-    """Experiment tracker with integrated cost monitoring"""
-
-    def __init__(self, experiment_name: str):
-        self.tracker = ExperimentTracker(experiment_name=experiment_name)
-        self.cost_tracker = ExperimentCostTracker()
-
-    def start_run(self, run_name: str, compute_type: str = "cpu"):
-        """Start a new run with cost tracking"""
-
-        # Start MLflow run
-        self.run = self.tracker.start_run(run_name=run_name)
-
-        # Start cost tracking
-        self.cost_tracker.start_tracking(
-            run_id=self.run.info.run_id,
-            compute_type=compute_type
-        )
-
-        return self
-
-    def __enter__(self):
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        # Calculate and log costs
-        cost_metrics = self.cost_tracker.stop_tracking()
-
-        # Log cost metrics to MLflow
-        self.tracker.log_metrics({
-            "compute_cost_usd": cost_metrics.compute_cost,
-            "storage_cost_usd": cost_metrics.storage_cost,
-            "total_cost_usd": cost_metrics.total_cost,
-            "training_duration_seconds": cost_metrics.duration,
-            "cost_per_hour": cost_metrics.cost_per_hour
-        })
-
-        # Add cost tags
-        self.tracker.set_tags({
-            "compute_type": cost_metrics.compute_type,
-            "instance_type": cost_metrics.instance_type,
-            "cost_optimized": str(cost_metrics.compute_type == "spot")
-        })
-
-        # End run
-        self.tracker.end_run()
-
-# Usage
-tracker = CostAwareExperimentTracker("customer_churn")
-
-# Experiment 1: Standard training
-with tracker.start_run("baseline_xgboost", compute_type="cpu"):
-    model = train_xgboost(X_train, y_train)
-    metrics = evaluate(model, X_test, y_test)
-    tracker.tracker.log_metrics(metrics)
-    tracker.tracker.log_model(model, "xgboost_baseline")
-
-# Experiment 2: GPU training with spot instances
-with tracker.start_run("deep_learning_spot", compute_type="spot_gpu"):
-    model = train_neural_network(X_train, y_train)
-    metrics = evaluate(model, X_test, y_test)
-    tracker.tracker.log_metrics(metrics)
-    tracker.tracker.log_model(model, "nn_spot")
-
-# Compare experiments by cost and performance
-experiments_df = tracker.cost_tracker.compare_experiments()
-print(experiments_df[['run_name', 'accuracy', 'total_cost_usd', 'cost_per_point_accuracy']])
-
-# Find most cost-efficient model
-best_value = experiments_df['cost_per_point_accuracy'].idxmin()
-print(f"\nMost cost-efficient model: {experiments_df.loc[best_value, 'run_name']}")
-print(f"Accuracy: {experiments_df.loc[best_value, 'accuracy']:.4f}")
-print(f"Cost: ${experiments_df.loc[best_value, 'total_cost_usd']:.2f}")
-```
-
-## 🚀 CI/CD for Model Training
-
-### Automated Training Pipeline
-```yaml
-# .github/workflows/model-training.yml
-name: Model Training Pipeline
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - 'models/**'
-      - 'training/**'
-    branches:
-      - main
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 3 * * 0'  # Weekly retraining
-
-jobs:
-  train-and-evaluate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Azure Login
-        uses: azure/login@v1
-        with:
-          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
-
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install pytest pytest-cov
-
-      - name: Run unit tests
-        run: pytest tests/unit/ --cov=src
-
-      - name: Validate training data
-        run: python scripts/validate_training_data.py
-
-      - name: Train model on spot instances
-        run: |
-          python training/train_model.py \
-            --experiment-name "churn_weekly_${{ github.run_number }}" \
-            --compute-type spot \
-            --max-cost 50.00 \
-            --enable-early-stopping
-
-      - name: Run hyperparameter optimization
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: |
-          python training/optimize_hyperparameters.py \
-            --n-trials 30 \
-            --optimization-method bayesian \
-            --max-cost 100.00
-
-      - name: Evaluate model
-        run: |
-          python training/evaluate_model.py \
-            --min-accuracy 0.85 \
-            --min-auc 0.90 \
-            --test-fairness
-
-      - name: Generate model card
-        run: python scripts/generate_model_card.py
-
-      - name: Register model
-        if: success()
-        run: python scripts/register_model.py --stage Staging
-
-      - name: Run integration tests
-        run: pytest tests/integration/
-
-      - name: Generate training report
-        run: python scripts/generate_training_report.py
-
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: training-artifacts
-          path: |
-            outputs/
-            reports/
-```
-
-## 📊 Metrics & Monitoring
-
-| Metric Category | Metric | Target | Tool |
-|-----------------|--------|--------|------|
-| **Training Costs** | Cost per training run | <$25 | FinOps tracker |
-| | Monthly training budget | <$2000 | Azure Cost Management |
-| | Spot instance savings | >70% | Cost tracker |
-| | GPU utilization | >80% | Azure Monitor |
-| **HPO Costs** | Cost per HPO run | <$100 | HPO cost tracker |
-| | Trials pruned (savings) | >40% | Optuna |
-| | Bayesian vs grid savings | >80% | Cost comparison |
-| **Training Performance** | Training time | <2 hours | Experiment tracker |
-| | Model accuracy | >0.85 | MLflow |
-| | AUC score | >0.90 | Evaluation metrics |
-| **Resource Utilization** | CPU utilization | >70% | Azure Monitor |
-| | Memory utilization | >60% | Azure Monitor |
-| | Data loading time | <10% total | Profiler |
-| **Pipeline Reliability** | Training success rate | >95% | Pipeline metrics |
-| | Experiment reproducibility | 100% | Seed + versioning |
-| **Model Quality** | Validation score | >baseline | Experiment tracker |
-| | Test set performance | >0.85 | Model evaluator |
-
-## 🔄 Integration Workflow
-
-### End-to-End Training Pipeline
-```
-1. Feature Store Access (ml-02)
-   ↓
-2. Data Validation (de-03)
-   ↓
-3. Training Data Preparation (ml-03)
-   ↓
-4. Experiment Initialization (mo-01)
-   ↓
-5. Hyperparameter Optimization (ml-03)
-   ↓
-6. Model Training with Cost Tracking (ml-03, fo-07)
-   ↓
-7. Model Evaluation (ml-03, ds-08)
-   ↓
-8. Model Versioning (mo-03)
-   ↓
-9. Model Security Scan (sa-08)
-   ↓
-10. Model Registration (ml-07)
-    ↓
-11. Lineage Tracking (mo-06)
-    ↓
-12. Model Deployment (ml-04)
-```
-
-## 🎯 Quick Wins
-
-1. **Switch to spot instances** - 60-90% training cost reduction
-2. **Use Bayesian optimization** - 80-90% fewer hyperparameter trials
-3. **Enable mixed precision training** - 2x speed on GPUs
-4. **Implement early stopping** - 20-40% faster training
-5. **Cache preprocessed data** - 30-50% faster data loading
-6. **Set up experiment tracking** - Better model comparison
-7. **Implement checkpointing** - Resilience to preemption
-8. **Use learning rate schedules** - Better convergence
-9. **Track training costs** - Visibility into spending
-10. **Automate model evaluation** - Consistent quality gates
+# Skill 3: Model Training & Hyperparameter Tuning
+
+## 🎯 Overview
+Implement scalable model training pipelines with automated hyperparameter optimization and experiment tracking.
+
+## 🔗 Connections
+- **Data Scientist**: Productionizes experimental models (ds-01, ds-02, ds-08)
+- **ML Engineer**: Feeds from feature store, deploys to serving (ml-02, ml-04, ml-07)
+- **MLOps**: Experiment tracking and model versioning (mo-01, mo-03)
+- **FinOps**: Optimizes training costs and compute usage (fo-06, fo-07)
+- **DevOps**: Automates training pipelines with CI/CD (do-01, do-03, do-08)
+- **Security Architect**: Ensures secure training environments (sa-02, sa-08)
+- **System Design**: Distributed training architecture (sd-03, sd-05)
+- **Data Engineer**: Consumes validated training data (de-03)
+
+## 🛠️ Tools Included
+
+### 1. `model_trainer.py`
+Unified training interface for sklearn, XGBoost, LightGBM, PyTorch.
+
+### 2. `hyperparameter_optimizer.py`
+Automated hyperparameter tuning with Optuna/Ray Tune.
+
+### 3. `experiment_tracker.py`
+MLflow integration for comprehensive experiment tracking.
+
+### 4. `model_evaluator.py`
+Model evaluation with business metrics and validation.
+
+### 5. `training_config.yaml`
+Configuration templates for training pipelines.
+
+## 🏗️ Training Pipeline Architecture
+
+```
+Feature Store → Data Preparation → Model Training → Evaluation → Registry
+                      ↓                   ↓              ↓           ↓
+                 Validation      Experiment Track  Metrics    Versioning
+                 Splitting       HPO               Comparison  Lineage
+                 Augmentation    Checkpointing     Validation  Promotion
+```
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+```python
+from model_trainer import ModelTrainer
+from hyperparameter_optimizer import HPOptimizer
+from experiment_tracker import ExperimentTracker
+
+# Initialize tracker
+tracker = ExperimentTracker(experiment_name="churn_prediction_v2")
+
+# Configure training
+trainer = ModelTrainer(
+    model_type="xgboost",
+    objective="binary:logistic",
+    eval_metric="auc"
+)
+
+# Load features from feature store
+features = feature_store.get_historical_features(
+    feature_refs=["customer_behavior:v1"],
+    entity_df=training_entities
+)
+
+# Train with experiment tracking
+with tracker.start_run():
+    # Log parameters
+    tracker.log_params({
+        "model_type": "xgboost",
+        "max_depth": 6,
+        "n_estimators": 100
+    })
+
+    # Train model
+    model = trainer.train(
+        X_train=features.drop(columns=["target"]),
+        y_train=features["target"],
+        validation_split=0.2
+    )
+
+    # Evaluate
+    metrics = trainer.evaluate(X_test, y_test)
+    tracker.log_metrics(metrics)
+
+    # Save model
+    tracker.log_model(model, "churn_predictor")
+
+# Hyperparameter optimization
+optimizer = HPOptimizer(
+    estimator=trainer,
+    param_space={
+        "max_depth": [3, 5, 7, 9],
+        "n_estimators": [50, 100, 200],
+        "learning_rate": [0.01, 0.05, 0.1],
+        "subsample": [0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0]
+    },
+    optimization_metric="auc",
+    n_trials=50
+)
+
+best_params = optimizer.optimize(X_train, y_train, X_val, y_val)
+```
+
+## 📚 Best Practices
+
+### Training Cost Optimization (FinOps Integration)
+
+1. **Use Spot/Preemptible Instances**
+   - 60-90% cost savings for interruptible training
+   - Implement checkpointing for fault tolerance
+   - Automatic job resumption after preemption
+   - Best for batch training jobs
+   - Reference: FinOps fo-06 (Compute Optimization), fo-07 (AI/ML Cost)
+
+2. **Right-Size Training Compute**
+   - Profile training jobs to determine optimal instance size
+   - Use CPU for tree-based models (XGBoost, LightGBM)
+   - Reserve GPUs for deep learning only
+   - Monitor GPU/CPU utilization
+   - Auto-scale compute clusters
+   - Reference: FinOps fo-06
+
+3. **Optimize Hyperparameter Tuning**
+   - Use Bayesian optimization over grid search (10x fewer trials)
+   - Implement early stopping to terminate poor trials
+   - Parallelize trials efficiently
+   - Track cost per hyperparameter trial
+   - Set budget limits per optimization run
+   - Reference: FinOps fo-07, ML best practices
+
+4. **Training Time Optimization**
+   - Use early stopping to prevent overtraining
+   - Implement learning rate schedules
+   - Use mixed precision training (2x faster on GPUs)
+   - Profile and optimize data loading
+   - Cache preprocessed data
+   - Reference: ML Engineer best practices
+
+5. **Track Training Costs Per Experiment**
+   - Log compute costs with experiments
+   - Track training duration and resource usage
+   - Monitor cost vs accuracy trade-offs
+   - Set budget alerts for runaway experiments
+   - Reference: FinOps fo-01 (Cost Monitoring), fo-03 (Budget Management)
+
+### MLOps Integration for Training
+
+6. **Comprehensive Experiment Tracking**
+   - Track all hyperparameters and configurations
+   - Log all metrics (training, validation, test)
+   - Version datasets used for training
+   - Save model artifacts and checkpoints
+   - Track training duration and resource usage
+   - Reference: MLOps mo-01 (Experiment Tracking)
+
+7. **Model Versioning & Lineage**
+   - Version all trained models
+   - Track complete lineage (data + code + config)
+   - Link models to training runs
+   - Document model architecture and purpose
+   - Reference: MLOps mo-03 (Model Versioning), mo-06 (Lineage)
+
+8. **Reproducible Training**
+   - Set random seeds for reproducibility
+   - Version control training code
+   - Pin dependency versions
+   - Document training environment
+   - Store training configurations
+   - Reference: MLOps mo-01, DevOps do-01
+
+9. **Model Validation & Testing**
+   - Validate on held-out test set
+   - Test model performance on edge cases
+   - Verify model fairness and bias
+   - Test inference latency
+   - Reference: MLOps mo-07 (Testing), Data Scientist ds-08
+
+### DevOps Integration for Training
+
+10. **Automated Training Pipelines**
+    - Trigger training on data updates
+    - Automate model evaluation and comparison
+    - Implement automatic model promotion
+    - Schedule periodic retraining
+    - Reference: DevOps do-01 (CI/CD), ML Engineer ml-01
+
+11. **Containerized Training**
+    - Package training code in Docker containers
+    - Use multi-stage builds for efficiency
+    - Version control container definitions
+    - Test containers locally before deployment
+    - Reference: DevOps do-03 (Containerization)
+
+12. **Infrastructure as Code for Training**
+    - Define training infrastructure in Terraform
+    - Automate compute cluster provisioning
+    - Version control all infrastructure
+    - Implement environment parity (dev/staging/prod)
+    - Reference: DevOps do-04 (IaC)
+
+13. **Monitoring & Observability**
+    - Monitor training job status and health
+    - Track training metrics in real-time
+    - Set up alerts for training failures
+    - Log training errors and exceptions
+    - Reference: DevOps do-08 (Monitoring)
+
+### Data Quality for Training
+
+14. **Training Data Validation**
+    - Validate data schema before training
+    - Check for data drift vs previous training
+    - Verify label distribution
+    - Detect data quality issues early
+    - Reference: Data Engineer de-03 (Data Quality)
+
+15. **Data Versioning**
+    - Version training datasets
+    - Track data lineage for reproducibility
+    - Document data collection and labeling
+    - Reference: MLOps mo-06 (Lineage)
+
+### Security & Compliance
+
+16. **Secure Training Environments**
+    - Train in isolated network environments
+    - Use managed identities for authentication
+    - Encrypt data at rest and in transit
+    - Audit training job access
+    - Reference: Security Architect sa-02 (IAM), sa-03 (Network)
+
+17. **Model Security**
+    - Scan training dependencies for vulnerabilities
+    - Implement model access controls
+    - Audit model artifacts
+    - Document model security posture
+    - Reference: Security Architect sa-08 (LLM Security)
+
+### Azure-Specific Best Practices
+
+18. **Azure Machine Learning**
+    - Use managed compute clusters
+    - Enable auto-scaling for training jobs
+    - Leverage Azure ML pipelines
+    - Use Azure ML environments for reproducibility
+    - Reference: Azure az-04 (AI/ML Services)
+
+19. **Cost Management in Azure ML**
+    - Use low-priority compute for training (70-80% savings)
+    - Enable compute auto-shutdown
+    - Monitor compute utilization
+    - Set workspace spending limits
+    - Reference: Azure az-04, FinOps fo-06
+
+20. **Model Training Best Practices**
+    - Use early stopping callbacks
+    - Implement cross-validation for robust estimates
+    - Track learning curves for overfitting detection
+    - Save best model checkpoints
+    - Reference: ML Engineer best practices
+
+## 💰 Cost Optimization Examples
+
+### Spot Instance Training with Checkpointing
+```python
+from azure.ai.ml import command, Input
+from azure.ai.ml.entities import AmlCompute
+from model_trainer import CheckpointedTrainer
+
+# Create spot compute cluster (60-90% savings)
+spot_cluster = AmlCompute(
+    name="spot-training-cluster",
+    size="Standard_NC6s_v3",  # GPU instance
+    min_instances=0,
+    max_instances=4,
+    tier="LowPriority",  # Spot pricing!
+    idle_time_before_scale_down=300
+)
+
+ml_client.compute.begin_create_or_update(spot_cluster).result()
+
+# Checkpointed trainer (automatically resumes after preemption)
+trainer = CheckpointedTrainer(
+    model_type="pytorch",
+    checkpoint_dir="./checkpoints",
+    checkpoint_frequency=100,  # Save every 100 steps
+    resume_from_checkpoint=True
+)
+
+# Training script with checkpointing
+training_script = """
+import torch
+from model_trainer import CheckpointedTrainer
+
+trainer = CheckpointedTrainer(
+    model_type="pytorch",
+    checkpoint_dir="./outputs/checkpoints"
+)
+
+# Load checkpoint if exists (after preemption)
+start_epoch = trainer.load_checkpoint_if_exists()
+
+# Training loop with automatic checkpointing
+for epoch in range(start_epoch, num_epochs):
+    train_loss = trainer.train_epoch(model, train_loader)
+    val_loss = trainer.validate(model, val_loader)
+
+    # Automatic checkpoint saving
+    trainer.save_checkpoint(
+        epoch=epoch,
+        model=model,
+        optimizer=optimizer,
+        loss=val_loss
+    )
+"""
+
+# Submit to spot cluster
+job = command(
+    code="./src",
+    command="python train.py",
+    environment="azureml:pytorch-training:1",
+    compute="spot-training-cluster",
+    inputs={
+        "training_data": Input(path="azureml://datasets/training_data/labels/latest")
+    }
+)
+
+# Job automatically resumes from checkpoint if preempted
+run = ml_client.jobs.create_or_update(job)
+
+# Track savings
+from finops_tracker import TrainingCostTracker
+cost_tracker = TrainingCostTracker()
+savings_report = cost_tracker.calculate_spot_savings(run.name)
+print(f"Cost with spot: ${savings_report.spot_cost:.2f}")
+print(f"Cost with dedicated: ${savings_report.dedicated_cost:.2f}")
+print(f"Total savings: ${savings_report.savings:.2f} ({savings_report.savings_percent}%)")
+```
+
+### Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization (10x Fewer Trials)
+```python
+from hyperparameter_optimizer import BayesianOptimizer
+from finops_tracker import HPOCostTracker
+import optuna
+
+cost_tracker = HPOCostTracker()
+
+def objective(trial):
+    """Objective function with cost tracking"""
+
+    # Suggest hyperparameters
+    params = {
+        'max_depth': trial.suggest_int('max_depth', 3, 10),
+        'n_estimators': trial.suggest_int('n_estimators', 50, 300),
+        'learning_rate': trial.suggest_float('learning_rate', 0.01, 0.3, log=True),
+        'subsample': trial.suggest_float('subsample', 0.6, 1.0),
+        'colsample_bytree': trial.suggest_float('colsample_bytree', 0.6, 1.0),
+        'min_child_weight': trial.suggest_int('min_child_weight', 1, 7),
+        'gamma': trial.suggest_float('gamma', 0, 0.5)
+    }
+
+    # Track trial cost
+    with cost_tracker.track_trial(trial.number):
+        # Train model
+        trainer = ModelTrainer(model_type="xgboost", **params)
+        trainer.train(X_train, y_train)
+
+        # Evaluate
+        score = trainer.evaluate(X_val, y_val)['auc']
+
+    # Report cost
+    cost_tracker.report_trial_cost(trial.number, score)
+
+    return score
+
+# Bayesian optimization with early stopping
+study = optuna.create_study(
+    direction='maximize',
+    sampler=optuna.samplers.TPESampler(seed=42),  # Bayesian optimization
+    pruner=optuna.pruners.MedianPruner(  # Early stopping for poor trials
+        n_startup_trials=5,
+        n_warmup_steps=10,
+        interval_steps=1
+    )
+)
+
+# Run optimization with budget limit
+study.optimize(
+    objective,
+    n_trials=50,  # vs 1000+ for grid search
+    timeout=3600,  # 1 hour max
+    callbacks=[cost_tracker.budget_callback(max_budget=100.00)]
+)
+
+# Results with cost analysis
+print(f"Best AUC: {study.best_value:.4f}")
+print(f"Best params: {study.best_params}")
+
+cost_report = cost_tracker.generate_hpo_report()
+print(f"\nHPO Cost Analysis:")
+print(f"Total trials: {cost_report.total_trials}")
+print(f"Completed trials: {cost_report.completed_trials}")
+print(f"Pruned trials: {cost_report.pruned_trials} (cost savings!)")
+print(f"Total cost: ${cost_report.total_cost:.2f}")
+print(f"Average cost per trial: ${cost_report.avg_cost_per_trial:.2f}")
+print(f"Estimated grid search cost: ${cost_report.grid_search_cost_estimate:.2f}")
+print(f"Savings vs grid search: ${cost_report.savings:.2f} ({cost_report.savings_percent}%)")
+
+# Visualize optimization
+from optuna.visualization import plot_optimization_history, plot_param_importances
+plot_optimization_history(study).show()
+plot_param_importances(study).show()
+```
+
+### Mixed Precision Training (2x Speed on GPUs)
+```python
+import torch
+from torch.cuda.amp import autocast, GradScaler
+from model_trainer import PyTorchTrainer
+
+class MixedPrecisionTrainer(PyTorchTrainer):
+    """Mixed precision training for 2x speed and 50% memory reduction"""
+
+    def __init__(self, model, optimizer, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(model, optimizer, **kwargs)
+        self.scaler = GradScaler()  # For numerical stability
+        self.cost_tracker = TrainingCostTracker()
+
+    def train_epoch(self, train_loader):
+        self.model.train()
+        total_loss = 0
+
+        for batch_idx, (data, target) in enumerate(train_loader):
+            data, target = data.cuda(), target.cuda()
+
+            # Mixed precision training
+            with autocast():  # Automatic mixed precision
+                output = self.model(data)
+                loss = self.criterion(output, target)
+
+            # Scaled backpropagation
+            self.optimizer.zero_grad()
+            self.scaler.scale(loss).backward()
+            self.scaler.step(self.optimizer)
+            self.scaler.update()
+
+            total_loss += loss.item()
+
+        return total_loss / len(train_loader)
+
+# Usage
+model = MyModel().cuda()
+optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=0.001)
+
+trainer = MixedPrecisionTrainer(model, optimizer)
+
+# Track training time and cost
+with cost_tracker.track_training("mixed_precision_training"):
+    for epoch in range(num_epochs):
+        train_loss = trainer.train_epoch(train_loader)
+        val_loss = trainer.validate(val_loader)
+
+# Compare with FP32 training
+report = cost_tracker.compare_precision_modes()
+print(f"Mixed precision training time: {report.mixed_time:.2f}s")
+print(f"FP32 training time: {report.fp32_time:.2f}s")
+print(f"Speedup: {report.speedup:.2f}x")
+print(f"Cost savings: ${report.cost_savings:.2f}")
+```
+
+### Cost-Tracked Experiment Management
+```python
+from experiment_tracker import ExperimentTracker
+from finops_tracker import ExperimentCostTracker
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class CostAwareExperimentTracker:
+    """Experiment tracker with integrated cost monitoring"""
+
+    def __init__(self, experiment_name: str):
+        self.tracker = ExperimentTracker(experiment_name=experiment_name)
+        self.cost_tracker = ExperimentCostTracker()
+
+    def start_run(self, run_name: str, compute_type: str = "cpu"):
+        """Start a new run with cost tracking"""
+
+        # Start MLflow run
+        self.run = self.tracker.start_run(run_name=run_name)
+
+        # Start cost tracking
+        self.cost_tracker.start_tracking(
+            run_id=self.run.info.run_id,
+            compute_type=compute_type
+        )
+
+        return self
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        # Calculate and log costs
+        cost_metrics = self.cost_tracker.stop_tracking()
+
+        # Log cost metrics to MLflow
+        self.tracker.log_metrics({
+            "compute_cost_usd": cost_metrics.compute_cost,
+            "storage_cost_usd": cost_metrics.storage_cost,
+            "total_cost_usd": cost_metrics.total_cost,
+            "training_duration_seconds": cost_metrics.duration,
+            "cost_per_hour": cost_metrics.cost_per_hour
+        })
+
+        # Add cost tags
+        self.tracker.set_tags({
+            "compute_type": cost_metrics.compute_type,
+            "instance_type": cost_metrics.instance_type,
+            "cost_optimized": str(cost_metrics.compute_type == "spot")
+        })
+
+        # End run
+        self.tracker.end_run()
+
+# Usage
+tracker = CostAwareExperimentTracker("customer_churn")
+
+# Experiment 1: Standard training
+with tracker.start_run("baseline_xgboost", compute_type="cpu"):
+    model = train_xgboost(X_train, y_train)
+    metrics = evaluate(model, X_test, y_test)
+    tracker.tracker.log_metrics(metrics)
+    tracker.tracker.log_model(model, "xgboost_baseline")
+
+# Experiment 2: GPU training with spot instances
+with tracker.start_run("deep_learning_spot", compute_type="spot_gpu"):
+    model = train_neural_network(X_train, y_train)
+    metrics = evaluate(model, X_test, y_test)
+    tracker.tracker.log_metrics(metrics)
+    tracker.tracker.log_model(model, "nn_spot")
+
+# Compare experiments by cost and performance
+experiments_df = tracker.cost_tracker.compare_experiments()
+print(experiments_df[['run_name', 'accuracy', 'total_cost_usd', 'cost_per_point_accuracy']])
+
+# Find most cost-efficient model
+best_value = experiments_df['cost_per_point_accuracy'].idxmin()
+print(f"\nMost cost-efficient model: {experiments_df.loc[best_value, 'run_name']}")
+print(f"Accuracy: {experiments_df.loc[best_value, 'accuracy']:.4f}")
+print(f"Cost: ${experiments_df.loc[best_value, 'total_cost_usd']:.2f}")
+```
+
+## 🚀 CI/CD for Model Training
+
+### Automated Training Pipeline
+```yaml
+# .github/workflows/model-training.yml
+name: Model Training Pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'models/**'
+      - 'training/**'
+    branches:
+      - main
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 3 * * 0'  # Weekly retraining
+
+jobs:
+  train-and-evaluate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Azure Login
+        uses: azure/login@v1
+        with:
+          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install pytest pytest-cov
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: pytest tests/unit/ --cov=src
+
+      - name: Validate training data
+        run: python scripts/validate_training_data.py
+
+      - name: Train model on spot instances
+        run: |
+          python training/train_model.py \
+            --experiment-name "churn_weekly_${{ github.run_number }}" \
+            --compute-type spot \
+            --max-cost 50.00 \
+            --enable-early-stopping
+
+      - name: Run hyperparameter optimization
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        run: |
+          python training/optimize_hyperparameters.py \
+            --n-trials 30 \
+            --optimization-method bayesian \
+            --max-cost 100.00
+
+      - name: Evaluate model
+        run: |
+          python training/evaluate_model.py \
+            --min-accuracy 0.85 \
+            --min-auc 0.90 \
+            --test-fairness
+
+      - name: Generate model card
+        run: python scripts/generate_model_card.py
+
+      - name: Register model
+        if: success()
+        run: python scripts/register_model.py --stage Staging
+
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: pytest tests/integration/
+
+      - name: Generate training report
+        run: python scripts/generate_training_report.py
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: training-artifacts
+          path: |
+            outputs/
+            reports/
+```
+
+## 📊 Metrics & Monitoring
+
+| Metric Category | Metric | Target | Tool |
+|-----------------|--------|--------|------|
+| **Training Costs** | Cost per training run | <$25 | FinOps tracker |
+| | Monthly training budget | <$2000 | Azure Cost Management |
+| | Spot instance savings | >70% | Cost tracker |
+| | GPU utilization | >80% | Azure Monitor |
+| **HPO Costs** | Cost per HPO run | <$100 | HPO cost tracker |
+| | Trials pruned (savings) | >40% | Optuna |
+| | Bayesian vs grid savings | >80% | Cost comparison |
+| **Training Performance** | Training time | <2 hours | Experiment tracker |
+| | Model accuracy | >0.85 | MLflow |
+| | AUC score | >0.90 | Evaluation metrics |
+| **Resource Utilization** | CPU utilization | >70% | Azure Monitor |
+| | Memory utilization | >60% | Azure Monitor |
+| | Data loading time | <10% total | Profiler |
+| **Pipeline Reliability** | Training success rate | >95% | Pipeline metrics |
+| | Experiment reproducibility | 100% | Seed + versioning |
+| **Model Quality** | Validation score | >baseline | Experiment tracker |
+| | Test set performance | >0.85 | Model evaluator |
+
+## 🔄 Integration Workflow
+
+### End-to-End Training Pipeline
+```
+1. Feature Store Access (ml-02)
+   ↓
+2. Data Validation (de-03)
+   ↓
+3. Training Data Preparation (ml-03)
+   ↓
+4. Experiment Initialization (mo-01)
+   ↓
+5. Hyperparameter Optimization (ml-03)
+   ↓
+6. Model Training with Cost Tracking (ml-03, fo-07)
+   ↓
+7. Model Evaluation (ml-03, ds-08)
+   ↓
+8. Model Versioning (mo-03)
+   ↓
+9. Model Security Scan (sa-08)
+   ↓
+10. Model Registration (ml-07)
+    ↓
+11. Lineage Tracking (mo-06)
+    ↓
+12. Model Deployment (ml-04)
+```
+
+## 🎯 Quick Wins
+
+1. **Switch to spot instances** - 60-90% training cost reduction
+2. **Use Bayesian optimization** - 80-90% fewer hyperparameter trials
+3. **Enable mixed precision training** - 2x speed on GPUs
+4. **Implement early stopping** - 20-40% faster training
+5. **Cache preprocessed data** - 30-50% faster data loading
+6. **Set up experiment tracking** - Better model comparison
+7. **Implement checkpointing** - Resilience to preemption
+8. **Use learning rate schedules** - Better convergence
+9. **Track training costs** - Visibility into spending
+10. **Automate model evaluation** - Consistent quality gates