But one consequence that managers and decision-makers continue to face is the damaging effects on the mental health of their employees. From work stress, through to caring for friends and families and, of course, the fear of losing jobs or falling ill, people are feeling the effects of the past 24 months. The signs are starting to show as stress-related illnesses and absences are on the rise. This situation poses a unique challenge for employees and their employers, and the Great Resignation also referred to as the'Big Quit' is no doubt a result of this mental exhaustion experienced across most industries. Decision makers are facing a mental health crisis on a scale not seen before.

Real-world production ML systems consist of two main components: data and code. Data is clearly the leader, and rapidly taking center stage. Data defines the quality of almost any ML-based product, more so than code or any other aspect. In Feature Store as a Foundation for Machine Learning, we have discussed how feature stores are an integral part of the machine learning workflow. They improve the ROI of data engineering, reduce cost per model, and accelerate model-to-market by simplifying feature definition and extraction.

Aporia, a Tel Aviv-based startup that helps businesses monitor and explain their AI-based services, today announced that it has raised a $25 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. New investor Samsung Next, as well as previous investors TLV Partners and Vertex Ventures also participated in this round, which brings the company's total amount raised to $30 million. When the service launched last year, its focus was squarely on being an observability platform. Since then, the team has widened its net a bit more to become more of a full-stack ML monitoring platform. "When I'm looking at our solution right now, it includes four main pillars," Aporia co-founder and CEO Liran Hason explained.

Is there a line connecting machine learning observability to explainability, leading to responsible AI? Aporia, an observability platform for machine learning, thinks so. After launching its platform in 2021, and seeing good traction, Aporia today announced a $25 million Series A funding round. Aporia CEO and co-founder Liran Hason met with VentureBeat to discuss Aporia's vision, its inner workings and its growth. Hason, who founded Aporia in 2019, has a background in software engineering. After a five-year stint in the elite technological unit of the Israeli intelligence forces, he joined Adallom, a cloud security startup that was later acquired by Microsoft.