Vector-Db on Hi, I'm Muhammad Amal https://muhammadamal.my.id/tags/vector-db/ Recent content in Vector-Db on Hi, I'm Muhammad Amal Hugo en-us Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 LangChain 0.0.13x, The Framework, the Hype, and the Real Engineering Tradeoffs https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/langchain-framework-intro/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/langchain-framework-intro/ A senior engineer’s view of LangChain 0.0.13x - what it actually does, where it earns its complexity, and where you should write the code yourself instead. Chroma 0.3, The Local-First Vector Database for Notebook-Scale Prototyping https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/chroma-local-prototyping/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/chroma-local-prototyping/ Chroma 0.3 for notebook-scale semantic search prototyping - embedded mode, persistence, LangChain integration, and when it’s time to graduate to a real database. Weaviate 1.18 and Hybrid Search, When Keyword and Vector Search Are Both Right https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/weaviate-hybrid-search/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/weaviate-hybrid-search/ Hybrid search with Weaviate 1.18 - combining BM25 with vector similarity, tuning the alpha parameter, and when hybrid actually beats pure vector retrieval. Milvus 2.2 in Production, Self-Hosting the Heavyweight Open-Source Vector Database https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/milvus-self-hosted-production/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/milvus-self-hosted-production/ Practical guide to Milvus 2.2 in production - architecture, Helm install, index selection, and the operational gotchas you’ll hit running it at scale. Building Semantic Search From Scratch, A Production Walkthrough https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/semantic-search-from-scratch/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/semantic-search-from-scratch/ End-to-end semantic search build covering ingestion, chunking, embedding, indexing, and serving with Pinecone, OpenAI, and FastAPI - the parts that actually break in production. Embedding Models in 2023, ada-002, sentence-transformers, and What Actually Matters https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/embedding-models-deep-dive/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/embedding-models-deep-dive/ Comparing text-embedding-ada-002 and sentence-transformers for semantic search, covering dimensions, cost, latency, and the quality tradeoffs that matter in practice. Pinecone in Production, Pod Sizing, Upserts, and the Cost Math That Surprises Teams https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/pinecone-getting-started-pod-based/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/pinecone-getting-started-pod-based/ A practical Pinecone walkthrough covering pod selection, batched upserts, metadata filtering, and the cost math most teams miss on their first deployment. The Vector Database Landscape in 2023, Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate, and Chroma Compared https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/vector-databases-landscape-2023/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0700 https://muhammadamal.my.id/blog/vector-databases-landscape-2023/ A senior engineer’s honest comparison of Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate, and Chroma in April 2023, covering architecture, pricing, and when each makes sense.