Vector Search stories

Teradata upgrades Enterprise Vector Store with multimodal AI and agents to unify unstructured search and workflow orchestration at scale.

MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.

VAST and TwelveLabs partner to bring customer‑managed AI video search on‑premises for governed, large‑scale, hybrid video archives.

VAST and Nvidia launch an integrated GPU-first AI data stack, unifying storage, compute and analytics to simplify production AI workloads.

Elastic launches compact multilingual embedding models for Elasticsearch, promising faster, cheaper semantic search and stronger RAG performance.

Heidi scales AI clinical note-taking to 81 million consultations worldwide after migrating its data platform to MongoDB Atlas.

MongoDB expands its AI-focused startup programme and bakes Voyage AI models into Atlas to unify retrieval and operational data in one stack.

Progress predicts 2026 will mark a shift from AI pilots to orchestrated, governed platforms, widening the gap between leaders and laggards.

Percona unveils Percona Packages, fixed-scope services to boost open database performance and AI readiness amid rising skills gaps.

Algolia named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI search as it posts 38.5% growth and climbs to fifth worldwide in knowledge discovery tools.

Commvault and Pinecone team up to deliver immutable backups and rapid recovery for mission-critical RAG and vector database workloads.

Amazon Web Services launches Amazon S3 Vectors with 40x more scale, faster queries, and up to 90% cost savings for vast AI vector data storage.

Up to 84% of GPU power is wasted in multimodal AI, causing major inefficiencies and costs as firms struggle with legacy infrastructure.

As AI matures, the focus shifts to consistent, cost-effective infrastructure and unified platforms, moving beyond hype to reliable, explainable AI systems at scale.

Pliops and Zilliz have teamed up to deliver affordable, large-scale AI with their combined LightningAI hardware and Milvus database, cutting costs for enterprises.

IBM joins OpenSearch Software Foundation as Premier Member, boosting AI, search and analytics with enterprise-grade enhancements and open source commitment.

Microsoft and VAST Data join forces to integrate VAST's AI operating system with Azure, boosting scalable AI workload performance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Elastic launches Streams and DiskBBQ to boost AI log analysis and affordable vector search, helping engineers manage vast data efficiently and cost-effectively.

Couchbase 8.0 enhances AI scalability with new vector search options, boosting speed, accuracy, and AI data management across hybrid cloud environments.

Couchbase 8.0 launches enhanced vector search and security features, boosting AI applications with faster, scalable data management and developer-friendly tools.