This article provides an in-depth guide to building a complete AI platform using EKS, NVIDIA NIM, and OpenAI models, with Terraform automating the deployment.
NVIDIA Infrastructure Manager (NIM) complements Kubernetes by optimizing GPU workloads, a critical need for training large language models (LLMs), computer vision, and other computationally intensive AI tasks.
Amazon EKS adds value by offering managed Kubernetes and elastic compute integration capability to ensure seamless deployment and scaling of workloads.
The platform architecture integrates NVIDIA NIM and OpenAI models into an EKS cluster, combining compute, storage, and monitoring components.
Prometheus and Grafana are essential tools for monitoring AI workloads, enabling users to gain actionable insights into system performance and bottlenecks.
Karpenter, a Kubernetes-native cluster autoscaler, provides powerful mechanisms for optimizing resource utilization. It dynamically provisions nodes tailored to the specific demands of applications, including GPU-heavy AI workloads.
With GPU optimization, persistent storage, and observability tools, the platform is well-suited for businesses and researchers alike to deploy scalable and efficient AI workloads.
Use cases for this platform include AI model training, real-time inference, and experimentation and research.
The guide provides step-by-step instructions to deploy the architecture using Terraform.
Install.sh and cleanup.sh streamline the deployment and teardown of resources, enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing errors during deployment and cleanup phases.