DeepSeek-R1 and its distilled variants, particularly DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B, are powerful open-source AI model suites designed for enterprises aiming to handle large-scale AI tasks while maintaining data privacy and compliance. Deploying these models privately necessitates strategic planning around computational resources, with Predibase offering solutions for deployment either in customer-owned virtual private clouds (VPC) or through their dedicated SaaS infrastructure. The distilled Qwen-32B model, although significantly smaller than the full DeepSeek-R1 model, maintains strong performance and throughput, making it a viable option for enterprises prioritizing efficiency. Predibase's platform supports both training and inference in a seamless manner, providing advantages such as cost efficiency, faster iteration, and improved integration by co-locating training and serving infrastructure. The platform also caters to GPU availability challenges by offering pre-allocated infrastructure and competitive pricing, ensuring that organizations can deploy models without facing hardware shortages. The choice between VPC and SaaS deployments depends on factors like control over infrastructure, time to deployment, and cost efficiency, with both options ensuring robust security and compliance standards.