Every RAG tutorial I've read makes the same two assumptions: you have a GPU, and you can call a cloud API. For the environments I build for, both assumptions are wrong. I work on health information systems in the public sector.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/hubertgarcia/on-premise-rag-without-gpu-cloud-or-docker-five-lessons-that-cost-me-a-week-each-3bjm)