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Course Outline

Introduction to Agent Builder and RAG

  • Examining the core capabilities of Agent Builder
  • Understanding RAG fundamentals and applicable scenarios
  • Reviewing real-world use cases and success stories

Environment Configuration

  • Setting up the Vertex AI workspace
  • Linking search and vector stores
  • Practical lab: Preparing the environment

Architecting Grounded Agent Workflows

  • Establishing agent objectives and conversation paths
  • Aligning data sources with retrieval strategies
  • Practical lab: Developing a conversation flow

Building RAG Pipelines

  • Indexing documents and generating embeddings
  • Utilizing retriever and re-ranker patterns
  • Practical lab: Constructing a RAG pipeline

Enterprise Data Integration

  • Establishing secure connectors to internal systems
  • Managing data governance and access permissions
  • Practical lab: Connecting enterprise data sources

Testing, Assessment, and Refinement

  • Conducting prompt testing and analyzing evaluation metrics
  • Applying user simulation and validation techniques
  • Practical lab: Evaluating and tuning agent performance

Deployment, Monitoring, and Maintenance

  • Exploring deployment options and scaling factors
  • Tracking performance, relevance, and model drift
  • Implementing operational playbooks for updates and rollback

Conclusion and Future Path

Requirements

  • Fundamental understanding of natural language processing
  • Practical experience with cloud services and APIs
  • Working knowledge of search and vector databases

Intended Audience

  • Software Developers
  • Solution Architects
  • Product Managers
 14 Hours

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