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gRPC
gRPC (Google Remote Procedure Call) is a modern, high-performance framework for communication between services, often faster and more efficient than REST for certain use cases.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
gRPC is a high-performance, open-source Remote Procedure Call (RPC) framework that utilizes Protocol Buffers for efficient serialization and HTTP/2 for transport, enabling low-latency, strongly typed communication between AI microservices, particularly beneficial for high-throughput inference and inter-service communication.
BACKGROUND
Gemini is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot and virtual assistant developed by Google. It is powered by the family of large language models (LLMs) of the same name, after previously being based on LaMDA and PaLM 2.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- Remote Procedure Call
- high-performance RPC
- Protocol Buffers RPC
USAGE NOTE
gRPC is favored for internal communication between AI microservices where performance and strict contract enforcement are critical.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to gRPC.
As the creator of gRPC, Google extensively uses and develops gRPC-based technologies across its AI ecosystem, including for TensorFlow Serving, Google Cloud AI Platform, and various internal AI/ML services that underpin AI engineering workflows.
NVIDIA develops the Triton Inference Server, a high-performance inference serving solution for AI models that prominently features gRPC for efficient client-server communication, crucial for AI engineering and deploying models at scale.
Microsoft leverages gRPC within its Azure AI services and MLOps platforms, enabling high-performance, scalable communication between microservices that power AI model training, deployment, and prompt management in enterprise AI engineering solutions.
AWS utilizes gRPC for robust and efficient inter-service communication within its AI/ML offerings, such as Amazon SageMaker, supporting the complex orchestration of components required for AI engineering and model serving.
Databricks, a leader in data and AI platforms, uses gRPC for efficient communication between services within its MLOps and AI engineering stack, facilitating the seamless flow of data and models for building and deploying AI applications.
While their public APIs often use REST, OpenAI's internal AI engineering infrastructure for serving large language models and managing complex prompt workflows likely relies on high-performance communication protocols like gRPC for efficiency and scalability.
Hugging Face, known for its extensive library of transformer models and inference solutions, utilizes gRPC for high-performance model serving and efficient communication within its AI engineering platforms, crucial for scalable AI inference.