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Re:What Is a Vector Database by VHRanger on Friday May 05, 2023 @11:20AM (#35830384)
My point was, specifically, that this data doesnt have to fit in RAM.

All of it fits on a single machine on one or a few big, fast SSDs.

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Re:What Is a Vector Database by ndriscoll on Friday May 05, 2023 @01:30PM (#35832480)
A big SSD is 30 TB now: https://www.newegg.com/micron-30-72-tb-9400/p/N82E1682036315...

So that kind of dataset fits on a small SSD. :-)

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