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PRODUCTION ~15 min6 concepts · 5 quiz questions

LLMOps & Observability

LangSmith, Logfire, Langfuse tracing, AWS EKS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Docker, cost optimization.

Overview

Running LLMs in production requires operational maturity: distributed tracing of multi-agent calls, cost monitoring, latency optimization, CI/CD pipelines for model updates, and Kubernetes-based serving at scale. This module covers the full LLMOps stack — from local development to production Kubernetes deployments with proper observability.

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LLM Observability & Tracing

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Explanation

LLM calls are non-deterministic and complex (chains of prompts, tools, retrievals). Tracing captures the full execution tree: each LLM call, token count, latency, cost, input/output, and errors. LangSmith and Langfuse implement OpenTelemetry-compatible traces with LLM-specific metadata.

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System Architecture

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LLM CI/CD extends standard DevOps with prompt regression tests, model evaluation, cost estimation, and container builds — gating on quality before deployment to EKS.

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triggertriggerFAILFAILpassbudget OKPASSFAILdeployobservePull Request(prompt / code change)Unit TestsPrompt RegressionTestsLLM Evaluation(RAGAS / MT-Bench)Cost EstimationDocker Build+ ECR PushEKS Deploy(Rolling update)LangSmithTracingQuality Gate🚫 Block Merge
Prompt Testing
LLM Evaluation
Cost Check
Build & Deploy

Key Concepts

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LLM calls are non-deterministic and complex (chains of prompts, tools, retrievals). Tracing captures the full execution tree: each LLM call, token count, latency, cost, input/output, and errors. LangSmith and Langfuse implement OpenTelemetry-compatible traces with LLM-specific metadata.

Tech Stack

LangSmithLangfuseLogfireWeights & BiasesAWS EKSDockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsCloudWatch
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