Practical MLflow for Generative AI on Databricks : Build High-Quality AI Agents from Prompt Design to Production

Authors Nuwan Ganganath, Julie Nguyen, and Chang Shi Lim—seasoned ML and AI specialists from Databricks—take you through each stage of the development of an agentic chatbot, sharing best practices, innovative techniques, and common challenges along the way.

Bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and the practical operationalization of generative AI. This handy guide demystifies the complexities of managing GenAI applications using leading open source platform MLflow on Databricks. What sets this book apart is its focus on the requirements of managing and deploying GenAI applications. Authors Nuwan Ganganath, Julie Nguyen, and Chang Shi Lim—seasoned ML and AI specialists from Databricks—take you through each stage of the development of an agentic chatbot, sharing best practices, innovative techniques, and common challenges along the way. By combining deep technical insights with interactive exercises and actionable real-world code examples, they ensure that you're equipped to implement robust GenAI applications in modern enterprise environments. Understand MLflow fundamentals, including core components and the tool's application to GenAI on the Databricks platformBuild, track, and manage GenAI applications using MLflow, from prompts to the overall agentic chainOptimize and evaluate GenAI applications through a combination of automated LLM-assisted judges and human-in-the-loop reviewDeploy production-ready GenAI applications, leveraging Databricks' scalable infrastructure and monitoring capability