Vector Search and Embeddings

  1. Vector Databases and Management Systems
    1. Why Specialized Vector Databases
      1. Limitations of Traditional Databases
        1. Lack of Native Vector Support
          1. SQL Limitations for Vector Operations
            1. Indexing Challenges
            2. Requirements for Vector Data
              1. High-Dimensional Indexing
                1. Similarity Search Operations
                  1. Scalability Needs
                    1. Real-time Updates
                  2. Core Components of Vector Databases
                    1. Storage Layer
                      1. Vector Storage Formats
                        1. Compression Techniques
                          1. Memory Management
                          2. Indexing Service
                            1. Multiple Index Support
                              1. Index Selection Strategies
                                1. Dynamic Index Updates
                                2. Query Engine
                                  1. Query Parsing and Optimization
                                    1. Parallel Search Execution
                                      1. Result Aggregation
                                      2. Metadata Management
                                        1. Structured Data Association
                                          1. Filtering Capabilities
                                            1. Schema Management
                                            2. API and Interface Layer
                                              1. REST APIs
                                                1. gRPC Interfaces
                                                  1. Client Libraries
                                                2. Data Operations
                                                  1. Ingestion Pipeline
                                                    1. Batch Ingestion
                                                      1. Streaming Ingestion
                                                        1. Data Validation
                                                          1. Error Handling
                                                          2. Index Management
                                                            1. Index Creation Strategies
                                                              1. Index Rebuilding
                                                                1. Index Optimization
                                                                  1. Multi-index Support
                                                                  2. CRUD Operations
                                                                    1. Vector Insertion
                                                                      1. Vector Updates
                                                                        1. Vector Deletion
                                                                          1. Consistency Guarantees
                                                                        2. Query Processing
                                                                          1. Query Types
                                                                            1. Similarity Search
                                                                              1. Range Queries
                                                                                1. Hybrid Queries
                                                                                2. Query Optimization
                                                                                  1. Query Planning
                                                                                    1. Index Selection
                                                                                      1. Parallel Execution
                                                                                      2. Result Processing
                                                                                        1. Ranking and Scoring
                                                                                          1. Post-filtering
                                                                                            1. Result Formatting

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