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Re:Are we at peak vector database? by senderista on Friday January 26, 2024 @01:13PM (#39145823)
Exactly my take, I see no moat here. If there were a way to short the vector DB startup phenomenon and I had the resources I would do it.
Re:Are we at peak vector database? by thraxil on Friday January 26, 2024 @02:58PM (#39147377)
Literally. We do a lot of vector DB and RAG stuff (who isn't these days, right?) and after a bunch of testing and benchmarking went with pgvector integrated into our existing PostgreSQL database. Operationally simple, performs perfectly adequately. I'm sure there are some niche use-cases where the dedicated vector DBs make sense, but for anyone just getting into it, don't underestimate PostgreSQL and pgvector.