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What is MXNet?
Apache MXNet, developed by the Apache Software Foundation, is an open-source deep learning framework designed for flexible research prototyping and production. It offers a versatile and efficient library for deep learning tasks, making it suitable for companies of all sizes, from small startups to large...
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What is MXNet?
Apache MXNet, developed by the Apache Software Foundation, is an open-source deep learning framework designed for flexible research prototyping and production. It offers a versatile and efficient library for deep learning tasks, making it suitable for companies of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. According to the vendor, Apache MXNet is widely used by data scientists, machine learning engineers, researchers, software developers, and academia across various industries.
Key Features
Hybrid Front-End: Apache MXNet provides a hybrid front-end that allows users to seamlessly transition between Gluon eager imperative mode and symbolic mode. This flexibility, according to the vendor, enables faster and optimized execution.
Distributed Training: Apache MXNet supports scalable distributed training and performance optimization. It offers dual support for the Parameter Server and Horovod, a distributed learning framework developed by Uber. The vendor claims that MXNet allows efficient utilization of hardware resources, including multi-GPU and multi-host training with near-linear scaling efficiency.
8 Language Bindings: MXNet offers deep integration into Python and supports multiple other languages, such as Scala, Julia, Clojure, Java, C++, R, and Perl. According to the vendor, this wide range of language bindings enables users to work with MXNet in their preferred programming languages, reducing time to production.
Tools & Libraries: MXNet has a thriving ecosystem of tools and libraries that extend its functionality and enable various use-cases in computer vision, natural language processing (NLP), time series analysis, and more. GluonCV, a computer vision toolkit with a rich model zoo, offers functionalities like object detection and pose estimation. GluonNLP provides state-of-the-art deep learning models in NLP, allowing engineers and researchers to prototype research ideas and products. GluonTS is the Gluon toolkit for probabilistic time series modeling, focusing on deep learning-based models, as claimed by the vendor.
MXNet Technical Details
Deployment Types | On-premise |
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Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
Mobile Application | No |