Data modeling best practices for AI-driven applications: Architectures for scale and efficiency
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines best practices for designing scalable and efficient data models to support artificial intelligence applications. It explores the evolution from traditional database architectures to AI-optimized systems, highlighting fundamental modeling decisions regarding normalization, performance optimization, and data integration. The text details technical approaches for scaling AI infrastructure, including partitioning strategies, specialized indexing methodologies, vector databases, and feature stores. Industry case studies demonstrate practical implementations in recommendation engines and fraud detection systems. The article concludes by discussing emerging approaches like self-driving databases and federated architectures, identifying research opportunities in multimodal data integration and explainable AI, and providing an implementation roadmap for organizations seeking to enhance their AI data infrastructure.
Author: Pranith Kumar Reddy Myeka
Language: English
Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410409124