Enterprise LLM Architecture Fundamentals
Implementing LLMs in production for enterprise use cases requires careful design that balances performance, security, and costs.
Core Components
1. LLM Gateway
An abstraction layer managing:
Rate limiting and quota managementFallback between different providersLogging and monitoring
2. RAG Pipeline
Retrieval-Augmented Generation for up-to-date knowledge:
Vector Database for semantic similarityOptimized document chunkingResult re-ranking
3. Prompt Management
Prompt versioningA/B testingContinuous optimization
Enterprise Security
Data Isolation: No customer data in trainingPII Detection: Automatic sensitive data detectionAudit Trail: Immutable log of every callAccess Control: Granular RBAC for every feature