Can you do Machine Learning in a Database?

There's a common misconception that in order to run machine learning and other algorithms on data, you need to be working within a specific data science platform like TIBCO or Alteryx. While these platforms certainly come with specialized benefits, there are certain use cases where it's possible, not to mention easier and more cost effective, to do machine learning inside a database. We actually recently hosted a Python and Machine Learning livestream, where Google Engineer and Startup Founder, Joel Wasserman, was able to use a database to build a Python app and run a machine learning model on the data to predict whether it's safe to go skydiving. I highly recommended checking out Joel's demo at the link, but in the meantime, let's explore the theory in question. This article does a great job of summarizing what a good Data Science and Machine-Learning Platform should have.