Using Vertex AI AutoML

As we discussed in Chapter 3, we can use AutoML to automate all of the steps in the model training and evaluation process. In this section, we’re going to build an AutoML Model with Vertex AI.

Note

Refer to the Vertex AutoML pricing at the following link before following the instructions in this section: https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/pricing.

Use case – forecasting

The use case we will focus on for this workload is forecasting. After all, forecasting is one of the most fundamental business processes that almost all businesses have to perform in some form or other. For example, whether you own a global online retail company or just a single store in a small town, you will need to estimate how much of each product you should purchase each month, or perhaps each day, based on the expected customer demand for those items. And, forecasting is not just for physical goods. For example, if you owned a consulting or services company, you...