Most machine learning models fail in production not due to poor algorithms, but from inadequate deployment practices, unmonitored performance drift, and missing operational safeguards. This course equips you with the MLOps and site reliability engineering skills to deploy generative AI systems safely, automate model lifecycle management, and maintain peak performance in production environments.

Deploying and Maintaining Production AI Systems

Deploying and Maintaining Production AI Systems
This course is part of GenAI Ops: Running Powerful Generative AI Systems Professional Certificate

Instructor: Professionals from the Industry
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What you'll learn
Build deployment orchestration workflows with canary releases, automated rollbacks, and dependency analysis to prevent production failures.
Automate ML model lifecycle management using CI/CD pipelines with governance compliance checks and drift-triggered retraining mechanisms.
Implement system validation and performance optimization frameworks that analyze deployment dependencies, benchmark targets, and correlate metrics.
Design observability systems that monitor GenAI performance using integrated dashboards, alert tuning, and distributed tracing across logs.
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There are 13 modules in this course
You will develop the critical skill of identifying and preventing dependency conflicts before deployment by analyzing Dockerfiles, SBOM reports, and dependency graphs to catch version mismatches that cause runtime failures.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment
You will build data-driven deployment decision-making by benchmarking AI systems across different deployment targets, analyzing performance-cost trade-offs, and selecting optimal infrastructure based on specific application requirements and business constraints.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments
You will gain expertise in the design and implementation of blue-green deployment strategies that enable zero-downtime model upgrades, including coordination protocols with SRE teams, traffic routing mechanisms, and rollback procedures for production AI systems.
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3 videos1 reading3 assignments
You will systematically inspect deployment manifests, identify dependency conflicts, and validate environment compatibility to prevent runtime failures in GenAI system deployments.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments
You will systematically interpret test results, analyze observability metrics, and make data-driven go/no-go decisions for GenAI system releases using industry-standard evaluation frameworks.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment
You will design and implement sophisticated deployment workflows that integrate canary release strategies with automated rollback mechanisms to ensure reliable GenAI system deployments at enterprise scale.
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3 videos1 reading3 assignments
You will gain expertise in systematically diagnosing ML pipeline performance issues through methodical log analysis and targeted investigation of pipeline stages.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments
You will develop critical evaluation skills to audit CI/CD workflows against AI governance standards and ensure safe rollback mechanisms for production ML systems
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3 videos2 assignments
You will architect comprehensive automated systems that detect data drift, trigger intelligent retraining workflows, and safely promote validated models to production
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3 videos1 reading3 assignments
You will build proficiency in the systematic evaluation of alert thresholds using historical data, balancing sensitivity with operational efficiency and minimizing false positives before SLA breaches.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment
You will learn to design and implement integrated performance dashboards that reveal the hidden connections between user-facing metrics and backend system performance, enabling data-driven optimization decisions and executive-level reporting.
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3 videos2 readings2 assignments
You will learn to conduct comprehensive system health assessments through the three pillars of observability, enabling rapid incident diagnosis, performance optimization, and proactive maintenance of distributed GenAI architectures.
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3 videos1 reading3 assignments
You will implement a complete AI deployment pipeline in a production environment, addressing dependency management, performance optimization, and monitoring to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
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1 video5 readings1 assignment
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, this course is designed for ML practitioners with foundational knowledge who want to operationalize AI systems. You should have ML fundamentals, Python experience, and basic understanding of deployment concepts. The course bridges the gap between model development and production operations, teaching you the automation, monitoring, and reliability engineering skills essential for enterprise AI deployment.
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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
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