pgvector
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:
Here are some links to things they mentioned:
- pgvector https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector
- Our episode on companion databases https://postgres.fm/episodes/companion-databases
- Vectors are the new JSON (talk by Jonathan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_1zunKblAU
- pgvector 0.5.0 feature highlights and howtos (blog post by Jonathan) https://jkatz05.com/post/postgres/pgvector-overview-0.5.0
- HNSW 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-postgresql
- Our episode on TOAST https://postgres.fm/episodes/toast
- pgvector changelog https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- HQANN paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.07940
- HNSW fast build branch https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector/tree/hnsw-fast-build
- pgconf.dev https://2024.pgconf.dev
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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!
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!
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Postgres FM is produced by:
- Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustard
- Nikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.ai
With special thanks to:
- Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork
Creators and Guests
Guest
Jonathan S. Katz
Principal Product Manager Technical at AWS, PostgreSQL Core Team member, and pgvector contributor. Helping people to adopt and learn PostgreSQL! Opinions are my own.