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Optimizing RAG Systems for Production Environments

Chapter 1: Foundations of Production-Grade RAG Systems

Production RAG Architecture: Scaling Considerations

Identifying Performance Bottlenecks in RAG Pipelines

Advanced Metrics for Production RAG Evaluation

Long-Term Maintenance Challenges for RAG Systems

Production Infrastructure Considerations for RAG

Version Control and Experiment Tracking for RAG Components

Security Considerations in Production RAG

Chapter 2: Advanced Retrieval Optimization Techniques

Domain-Specific Fine-tuning of Embedding Models

Hybrid Search: Combining Dense and Sparse Retrievers

Advanced Re-ranking Architectures for Relevance

Query Augmentation: Expansion and Transformation

Optimizing Chunking Strategies for Diverse Data Sources

Advanced Document Representations: Multi-vector and ColBERT

Integrating Knowledge Graphs for Enhanced Retrieval

Active Learning for Retriever Improvement

Hands-on: Implementing and Evaluating Advanced Re-ranking

Chapter 3: Optimizing the Generation Component

Fine-tuning LLMs for RAG-Specific Generation Tasks

Controlling LLM Output: Style, Tone, and Factuality

Mitigating Hallucinations in RAG Outputs

Advanced Prompt Engineering for Production RAG

Efficient LLMs: Distillation and Quantization

Implementing Guardrails and Content Safety

Production Evaluation of Generated Content Quality

Hands-on: Fine-tuning a Smaller LLM for a RAG Task

Chapter 4: End-to-End RAG System Performance Optimization

Analyzing and Reducing RAG System Latency

Scaling RAG Throughput for Peak Loads

Implementing Caching Strategies in RAG Pipelines

Asynchronous Processing and Request Batching

Vector Database Optimization: Indexing and Sharding

Utilizing Hardware Acceleration for RAG

Load Balancing and Autoscaling Production RAG

Hands-on: Profiling and Optimizing a RAG Pipeline for Latency

Chapter 5: Cost Optimization for Production RAG

Identifying Cost Drivers in Production RAG

Cost-Effective Model Selection for RAG

Techniques for Minimizing LLM Token Usage

Optimizing Data Ingestion and Storage Costs

Choosing Infrastructure: Serverless vs. Provisioned for RAG

Implementing Usage Quotas and Budgets

Monitoring and Alerting for Cost Anomalies

Practice: Cost Modeling for a Sample RAG Application

Chapter 6: Advanced Evaluation and Monitoring in Production

Advanced RAG Evaluation Frameworks (RAGAS, ARES)

Offline vs. Online Evaluation Strategies

Automated Evaluation Pipelines

Monitoring Drift in Retrieval Components

Monitoring LLM Performance in RAG Systems

Integrating User Feedback for RAG Refinement

A/B Testing Strategies for RAG Optimization

Building RAG System Health Dashboards

Hands-on: Implementing a RAG Monitoring Dashboard

Chapter 7: Scalability, Reliability, and Maintainability

Architecting Highly Available RAG Systems

Implementing Fault Tolerance in RAG

Managing Knowledge Base Updates and Refresh Cycles

Multi-Tenancy and Managing Multiple RAG Instances

Automating RAG Deployments with CI/CD Pipelines

Data Governance and Lineage in RAG Systems

Advanced Debugging of Production RAG Issues

Operational Documentation for RAG Systems

Practice: Designing a Scalable RAG Architecture

Foundations of Production-Grade RAG Systems

Sections

1.1 Production RAG Architecture: Scaling Considerations
1.2 Identifying Performance Bottlenecks in RAG Pipelines
1.3 Advanced Metrics for Production RAG Evaluation
1.4 Long-Term Maintenance Challenges for RAG Systems
1.5 Production Infrastructure Considerations for RAG
1.6 Version Control and Experiment Tracking for RAG Components
1.7 Security Considerations in Production RAG

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