Presenting MLOps concepts at CuatroGatos Coworking, Jaén

On October 27th, 2023, I had the pleasure of speaking at the PivoAndCode series hosted by XauenDevs in Jaén, a community of developers passionate about sharing knowledge and growing together. The event took place at CuatroGatos Coworking, a vibrant local hub of innovation.

My talk, titled “From zero to hero with MLOps”, was a hands-on walkthrough of modern practices for deploying and maintaining machine learning models in real-world production environments.

🧪 What we explored

During this session, I shared a full tour through the MLOps lifecycle, highlighting critical aspects like:

• Data versioning and preprocessing strategies
• Pipeline orchestration with reproducibility in mind
• CI/CD practices adapted to machine learning workflows
• Deployment strategies for real-time and batch inference
• Model monitoring, drift detection, and automated retraining
• Tooling recommendations: DVC, MLflow, FastAPI, Docker, Prometheus

We grounded the talk in real examples from our experience at Innovasur, where we apply these practices in smart city projects that require resilient, explainable, and scalable AI systems.

💬 Reflections from the session

MLOps is not just about deploying models—it’s about ensuring they live sustainably. One of the most engaging parts of the event was the lively Q&A, where we debated:

• When does it make sense to automate training pipelines?
• What’s the tradeoff between simplicity and scalability?
• How do you onboard teams into MLOps without overwhelming them?

As always, I was inspired by the energy of local developers in Jaén. It was a fantastic space for exchanging ideas and forging connections.

Slide during the MLOps demo at CuatroGatos Coworking

📍 Location: CuatroGatos Coworking, C/ Obispo Aguilar, 2 – Jaén
📅 Date: October 27, 2023 – 19:00h
🎯 Event: PivoAndCode #25 by XauenDevs
💡 Title: “From zero to hero with MLOps”
👨‍💻 Speaker: Juan Isern Ghosn – AI Manager, Innovasur
🎥 Streaming available on YouTube: Link
📁 Slides available here

XauenDevs has been a cornerstone for developer knowledge sharing in Jaén since 2017. It was a pleasure to be part of this initiative and contribute to its mission of tech-driven community growth.

📸 Image credits: XauenDevs / CuatroGatos Coworking