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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Foundations of Scaling Ollama

  • Overview of Ollama’s architecture and key scaling factors
  • Identifying common bottlenecks in multi-user setups
  • Essential best practices for preparing infrastructure

Resource Allocation & GPU Tuning

  • Strategies for maximizing CPU/GPU efficiency
  • Key considerations for memory and bandwidth
  • Applying resource constraints at the container level

Deployment via Containers & Kubernetes

  • Packaging Ollama using Docker
  • Operating Ollama within Kubernetes clusters
  • Implementing load balancing and service discovery

Autoscaling & Batch Processing

  • Crafting autoscaling policies specific to Ollama
  • Utilizing batch inference to boost throughput
  • Balancing latency against throughput requirements

Latency Reduction

  • Analyzing inference performance through profiling
  • Implementing caching and model warm-up techniques
  • Minimizing I/O and communication overhead

Monitoring & Observability

  • Setting up Prometheus for metrics collection
  • Creating visual dashboards with Grafana
  • Establishing alerting and incident response protocols for Ollama infrastructure

Cost Management & Scaling Strategies

  • Allocating GPUs with cost efficiency in mind
  • Evaluating cloud versus on-prem deployment options
  • Planning for long-term, sustainable scalability

Conclusion & Path Forward

Requirements

  • Proficiency in Linux system administration
  • Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration
  • Background in deploying machine learning models

Target Audience

  • DevOps Engineers
  • ML Infrastructure Teams
  • Site Reliability Engineers

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