Argus - MLOps Platform for Secure and Scalable Data Products in Regulated Environments

Explore a 15-minute talk by Klaus Fleerkötter on Argus, an internal developer/AI platform at BASF that simplifies data and app production for data scientists and engineers. Discover how making strategic architectural and technical decisions, prioritizing user needs, and understanding business value led to the rapid development of a successful data and engineering platform. Learn about the challenges of transitioning to platform thinking and modern engineering practices within a large, traditional enterprise. Dive into the GitOps-based provisioning workflow and how it streamlines the MLOps lifecycle by focusing on data products as the architectural quantum. Gain insights into the cloud-native security approach that ensures necessary safeguards in a highly regulated environment while reducing friction for developers. Understand how Argus enables the building of secure and scalable data products in a regulated setting, demonstrating the power of effective platform engineering.