Feature stores, and second thoughts in 2025

6 sessions

Scaling your data and AI from 0-100 with open sourceMaarten Breddels, Pycafe & Pranav Aurora, Mooncake & Simba Khadder, Featureform · 1:09:51 · Feb 2025 · 422 views

Pushed backThe speakers disputed the assumption that production feature pipelines should be rewritten and maintained by a separate data or ML team after data scientists hand over notebooks.52:54

Hard Learned Lessons from Over a Decade in AIMike Del Balso, Tecton · 48:43 · Jun 2025 · 531 views

ClaimTecton's feature store centralized and automated the data pipelines needed to create training sets and provide real-time model features.5:07

PodcastReal-time Feature Generation at LyftRakesh Kumar, Lyft · 58:05 · Jul 2025 · 508 views · MLOps Podcast

Pushed backA conventional feature store is not sufficient for Lyft's hierarchical, geospatially aggregated features.23:57

Prepare Your Data for AI Now, or You're Screwed LaterSimba Khadder, Featureform · 22:04 · Aug 2025 · 568 views · Agents in Production 2025

ClaimThe difference between classical ML features and agent context is that classical features are usually hardcoded into a model, while agents must discover the information they need.18:38

Traditional vs LLM Recommender Systems: Are They Worth It?Arpita Vats, LinkedIn · 47:40 · Aug 2025 · 2,390 views

ClaimTraditional recommender systems require explicitly selected signals and hand-crafted features, while LLMs can infer which signals matter from the user, item, and interaction context.4:52

PodcastContext Engineering 2.0Simba Khadder, Redis · 45:34 · Dec 2025 · 1,148 views · MLOps Podcast

Pushed backFeatureform's acquisition by Redis does not signal the death of the feature store.0:25