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19/01/2024 49 min Episodio 81
pgvector

Episode Synopsis


Michael is joined by Jonathan Katz, PostgreSQL Core Team member, Principle Product Manager at AWS, and also pgvector contributor, to discuss pgvector. They cover what it is, why it's so popular all of a sudden, some tuning and tradeoff guidance, and a look to the future. Here are some links to things they mentioned:pgvector https://github.com/pgvector/pgvectorOur episode on companion databases https://postgres.fm/episodes/companion-databasesVectors are the new JSON (talk by Jonathan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_1zunKblAUpgvector 0.5.0 feature highlights and howtos (blog post by Jonathan) https://jkatz05.com/post/postgres/pgvector-overview-0.5.0HNSW indexing and searching (blog post by Jonathan) https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/accelerate-hnsw-indexing-and-searching-with-pgvector-on-amazon-aurora-postgresql-compatible-edition-and-amazon-rds-for-postgresqlOur episode on TOAST https://postgres.fm/episodes/toastpgvector changelog https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdHQANN paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.07940HNSW fast build branch https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector/tree/hnsw-fast-build pgconf.dev https://2024.pgconf.dev ~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork 

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