The end of the year is always a time to connect, reflect and release presents to loved ones. The beginning of a year is always rich with new ideas… and Apheris releases.
The new version, 3.5, is packed with new goodies and improvements to make your federated life easier and protecting your data assets even more convenient.
What's new in Apheris 3.5?
Support for Multiple NVIDIA FLARE Versions Remember when you had to pick just one version of NVIDIA FLARE to work with? Not anymore! Apheris now supports versions 2.4.1, 2.4.2 (our new favorite), and 2.5.0. If you’re indecisive, don’t worry — 2.4.1 is the default. However, for those interested in the latest and great, 2.5.0 has some exciting new features. Welcome to the multi-FLARE era!
XGBoost Joins the Model Registry Introducing the federation-capable XGBoost (Extreme Gradient Boosting) model! It’s like the Swiss Army knife of machine learning: efficient, versatile, and now part of your Apheris toolbox. Whether you’re tackling tree-model training or impressing your colleagues with ML buzzwords, XGBoost has your back. Want to know more? The documentation has all the juicy details.
BERT-TINY, Big Impact Meet BERT-TINY, our new federation-capable addition to the Model Registry. If you’re a Hugging Face enthusiast, you’ll feel right at home. This lightweight natural language processing model is easy to use and modify, proving that great things really do come in small packages. It is a great model to play around with when getting started with Apheris and also shows how easily you can leverage the Hugging Face ecosystem for your use cases with Apheris.
Parquet Datasets, Because We Can Apheris Statistics now supports datasets in Apache Parquet format. Why? Because flexibility matters. If you’re already using Parquet, you’ll appreciate the seamless integration. If you’re not, consider this your friendly nudge to explore its magic.
These updates aren’t just about shiny new features (although, let’s admit, they’re pretty shiny). They’re about making the Apheris product the most robust, secure, and user-friendly environment for data collaboration. This release is also packed with improvements to the CLI, model management, the Governance Portal, and deployment infrastructure. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just getting started, Apheris 3.5 equips you with everything you need for secure federated data networks.
See you, latest with Apheris 3.6