Core Components of a Production-Grade GenAI Stack

GenAI Stack Components

LayerVertex Component(s)RepresentsTakeaway
DiscoverModel GardenMulti-modal model sourcingSupport for various modalities (Text, Vision, etc.) is essential
PrototypeNotebooks, Studio, ColabSafe and collaborative R&DAllow fast iteration and experimentation before committing to scale
CustomizeTraining, Feature Store, ExperimentsFine-tuning, embedding, model tuningDomain-specific model improvements need feature/embedding pipelines
OrchestrateVertex PipelinesWorkflow automationSeamless orchestration of LLM workflows, agents, or data pipelines
Augment & ChainGrounding, RAG, Extensions, Agent BuilderRetrieval-augmented generation stackGround responses with verifiable data and enable external tool usage
ExperimentTensorBoard, ExperimentsModel evaluation & diagnosticsMeasure model behavior with reproducible experiments and visual tools
Predict & ServeEndpoints, Vector SearchScalable deployment and retrievalEnable low-latency LLM and embedding-backed services for production use
GovernModel Registry, DataplexCompliance and observabilityEnsure traceability, auditability, versioning, and access control