LLM Solutions PoC to Production: From RAGs to Riches (Part 1)

In the past year, many of the organizations EK has partnered with have been developing Large Language Model (LLM) based Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs). These projects are often pushed for by an enthusiastic IT Team, or internal initiative – with the low barrier to entry and cost in LLM development making it an easy project for executives to greenlight. Despite initial optimism, these LLM PoCs rarely reach the enterprise-grade implementations promised due to factors such as organizational buy-in, technical complexity, security concerns, misalignment on content readiness for AI solutions, and a lack of investment in key infrastructure. For example, Gartner has predicted that 30% of GenerativeAI projects will be abandoned after PoC by the end of 2025. This blog provides an overview of EK’s approach to evaluating and roadmapping an LLM solution from PoC to production, and highlights several dimensions important to successfully scaling an LLM-based enterprise solution.