Vector Search Is Coming to Apache Cassandra

Apache Cassandra is a distributed database system that has been widely adopted by prominent applications for its data efficiency. With the integration of vector search, an essential component in using AI models, organizations can significantly reduce costs and streamline their data management. Vector search enables searching for relevant information within audio, images, video, or text data. Cassandra's new vector search functionality is built as an extension to its existing Storage-Attached Index (SAI) framework, making it a powerful tool for developers working with large datasets and AI applications. This feature will be available in the upcoming alpha release of Cassandra, expected in Q3.