RAG Architecture vs Fine-Tuning LLMs: Complete Engineering Guide
An in-depth trade-off analysis between Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and PEFT/LoRA fine-tuning for enterprise knowledge bases.
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An in-depth trade-off analysis between Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and PEFT/LoRA fine-tuning for enterprise knowledge bases.
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[User Query] → [Embedding Model] → [Vector DB (Pinecone/Milvus)]
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[Retrieved Context Docs]
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[LLM (Llama 3/GPT-4)] → [Grounded Response]
Hybrid search, reranking with Cohere, and chunking strategy for low latency.
[IoT/Web Events] → [Kafka Cluster] → [Spark Structured Streaming]
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[Delta Lake / Iceberg]
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[Real-time BI Dashboard]
Sub-second event ingestion and exactly-once processing semantics.
[Model Service] → [Evidently AI Monitor] → (Data Drift Detected!)
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[Automated Retraining Job] ← [Feature Store] ← [Airflow Trigger]
Automated concept drift detection and continuous integration loop.
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