AI Development

Written By:

James Wallington

On premise AI powered by your own hardware

At Wallington Web, we cut through the hype to deliver practical AI solutions that solve real business challenges. Our team combines deep technical expertise with straightforward sensibilities to create AI applications that drive tangible results for your organization.

"Artificial intelligence is the new electricity. Just as electricity transformed almost everything 100 years ago, today I actually have a hard time thinking of an industry that I don't think AI will transform in the next several years."

— Andrew Ng, AI Pioneer

AI Development Project Deliverables

  • Discovery & Strategy: Comprehensive AI opportunity assessment with use case prioritization, ROI analysis, and implementation roadmap (40-60 pages)
  • Model Development: Custom-trained or fine-tuned models with documented performance metrics, training methodology, and evaluation results
  • Deployment Package: Complete implementation including containerized models, API documentation, integration guides, and monitoring setup
  • Hardware Design: Detailed specifications for custom AI infrastructure including component selection, architecture diagrams, and scaling plans (when applicable)
  • Knowledge Transfer: Comprehensive documentation, team training sessions, and 60-day post-deployment support to ensure successful adoption

AI Development Service

The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, but our approach remains grounded in practical implementation rather than buzzword-driven promises. We develop custom AI solutions that address specific business needs—whether that's automating repetitive tasks, extracting insights from your data, or creating more personalized customer experiences.

For businesses looking to gain competitive advantage through AI, our development process emphasizes transparency, ethical considerations, and practical implementation. We work closely with your team to identify high-value opportunities where AI can make a meaningful difference, then build solutions that integrate seamlessly with your existing systems and workflows.

Open Source Models & Implementation

The open source AI ecosystem has matured dramatically in recent years, offering capabilities that rival or exceed proprietary systems at a fraction of the cost. Our expertise in open source models allows us to create powerful, cost-effective solutions that you control completely.

Specialized domain models focus on particular industries or applications. We implement and fine-tune models optimized for specific domains like healthcare (medical text analysis, diagnostic assistance), finance (risk assessment, fraud detection), manufacturing (predictive maintenance, quality control), and customer service (intent recognition, sentiment analysis). These specialized implementations deliver higher accuracy and better business outcomes than generic approaches.

Open Source Model Selection Framework

  • Llama 3 (Meta): Excellent general-purpose model with strong reasoning capabilities; ideal for complex text generation and conversational applications requiring nuanced understanding
  • Mistral & Mixtral: Highly efficient models with excellent performance-to-size ratio; optimal for deployment in resource-constrained environments
  • Falcon (TII): Strong performance on factual knowledge and instruction following; well-suited for knowledge-intensive applications
  • Pythia (EleutherAI): Family of models with transparent training methodology; excellent for research and applications requiring model interpretability
  • BERT Variants: Specialized for text classification and information extraction; ideal for applications requiring precise understanding of document content

Training & Fine-Tuning Services

Fine-tuning pre-trained models adapts existing AI capabilities to your specific domain and requirements. We implement techniques like parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), LoRA, and QLoRA that customize powerful foundation models with minimal computational resources. This approach delivers specialized performance while leveraging the capabilities of models trained on massive datasets—giving you the best of both worlds.

Self-Hosting & Deployment

While cloud-based AI services offer convenience, self-hosted solutions provide greater control, customization, and often significant cost savings at scale. Our self-hosting expertise helps you bring AI capabilities in-house with confidence.

On-premises infrastructure setup creates the technical foundation for self-hosted AI. We design and implement server configurations optimized for AI workloads, including GPU selection, networking architecture, and storage systems. These implementations balance performance requirements with budget constraints, creating efficient systems that deliver the capabilities you need without unnecessary expense.

The cost advantage of self-hosted AI becomes significant at scale. A company running 10 million inference requests per month could save approximately 70-90% on operational costs compared to using commercial API services, with the break-even point typically occurring within 3-6 months of deployment.

Model optimization techniques like quantization, pruning, and distillation reduce resource requirements without sacrificing performance. We implement these optimizations to create efficient models that run effectively on your infrastructure. For example, quantizing a model from 16-bit to 4-bit precision can reduce memory requirements by 75% while maintaining most of its capabilities—making powerful AI accessible on modest hardware.

Containerization and orchestration simplify deployment and scaling of AI systems. We implement Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration that package models with their dependencies, creating portable, scalable deployments. These implementations include automated scaling based on demand, ensuring efficient resource utilization during both peak and off-peak periods.

Monitoring and management systems provide visibility into AI system performance. We implement dashboards that track technical metrics (latency, throughput, resource utilization) and business metrics (usage patterns, error rates, business outcomes). These systems include alerting for potential issues and performance degradation, allowing proactive management of your AI infrastructure.

Custom Hardware Design

Requirements analysis is the foundation of effective hardware design. We work with your team to understand your specific models, throughput needs, latency requirements, and budget constraints. This analysis creates a detailed specification that guides hardware selection and system architecture, ensuring the final solution meets your exact needs without unnecessary complexity or expense.

GPU server configuration creates powerful systems for AI training and inference. We design and assemble custom servers using NVIDIA (A100, H100) or AMD hardware, optimized for your specific models and throughput requirements. These configurations include appropriate CPU, memory, storage, and networking components to create balanced systems without bottlenecks.

Edge AI solutions bring intelligence to devices and local systems. For applications requiring local processing—whether for latency, privacy, or connectivity reasons—we design compact, energy-efficient systems using specialized hardware like NVIDIA Jetson or custom FPGA implementations. These designs consider power constraints, thermal management, and physical size limitations while delivering the AI capabilities you need.

Cooling and power solutions ensure reliable operation under your expected workloads. We engineer appropriate cooling systems—from air cooling to liquid cooling—based on thermal output and environmental factors. Power management designs include appropriate PSUs, backup systems, and monitoring to prevent disruptions and protect hardware investments.

Scalability planning creates systems that grow with your needs. We design infrastructure that can expand from single-server deployments to multi-node clusters with distributed inference capabilities. These designs include considerations for future hardware upgrades, networking expansion, and management complexity to create sustainable solutions that evolve with your organization.

More Details

We follow a phased development approach with clear milestones and deliverables, allowing you to evaluate progress and adjust direction as needed. Regular technical demonstrations and progress reviews ensure transparency throughout the development process. We maintain a dedicated project Slack channel for continuous communication, providing quick responses to questions and updates on development status. All models and methodologies are documented transparently, giving you complete understanding of how your AI systems work and how they were developed. After deployment, we provide ongoing optimization and performance monitoring to ensure your AI systems continue to deliver value as your needs evolve.