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Data Infrastructure for Production AI
Practical writing on AI data engineering, feature stores, and the infrastructure choices that determine whether AI systems work in production.
# Fine-Tuning LLMs for Domain-Specific Applications General-purpose LLMs handle broad tasks, but business applications often need specialized terminology and knowledge. Fine-tuning adapts pre-trained
Traditional ETL processes operate on batch schedules, identifying changes through comparison mechanisms. Change Data Capture (CDC) identifies and captures changes as they occur, enabling immediate pro
Fraud detection requires analyzing events as they happen. Batch processing that examines data hours after transactions cannot prevent fraud. Streaming data processing analyzes events in real-time, ena
Time series forecasting requires specialized pipeline architecture. Unlike standard batch processing, time series work demands strict chronological ordering, historical context, time-based feature eng
A semantic layer provides business-friendly abstraction over technical data structures, enabling self-service analytics and consistent metric interpretation. Implementing one involves technical challe
Edge AI deploys AI algorithms on edge devices, enabling local processing without constant cloud connectivity. This approach addresses latency, bandwidth, privacy, and reliability challenges that cloud
Real-world AI requires processing multiple data types simultaneously. Humans perceive and reason using multiple senses; AI systems increasingly mirror this capability through multimodal approaches com
Data lakehouses combine lake flexibility with warehouse performance but introduce security challenges from their hybrid nature. Securing these environments requires layered approaches covering authent
Enterprise data naturally forms networks: customer relationships, supply chains, financial transactions, product hierarchies. Graph neural networks (GNNs) process this structured data to derive insigh