AI Solution Architecture & Consulting (FDE) · Lesson 3
Solution Architecture Patterns
Map the problem to a pattern: a chat assistant over documents (RAG), extraction from forms (structured output), classification and routing, content generation with review, or agents that act in systems.
Draw the architecture: data sources, ingestion, storage, model layer, orchestration, interfaces, security boundaries and monitoring.
Design for change. Models improve fast, so keep model choice behind an interface and keep evaluation sets that let you compare options.
Key points
- Match the use case to a known pattern
- Diagram data, models, orchestration and security
- Keep models swappable
- Evaluation sets support future upgrades