Join me for an insightful exploration into the contrasting worlds of large-scale vector search across two distinct domains: e-commerce product search and Email Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This talk will delve into the unique challenges posed by a single, billion-scale dataset in e-commerce versus managing numerous partitions of smaller datasets in email inboxes.
We’ll discuss how to choose the right infrastructure and configurations for each scenario, balancing the demands of constant updates in e-commerce with the relatively static nature of email data. Attendees will gain actionable insights to identify their own use case and learn how to set up for success with cost-effective, tailored solutions.
Etienne co-founded Weaviate where he is currently the CTO and oversees building the Weaviate Vector Database. Co-Founding Weaviate was Etienne's entry point into the AI world, where he could combine his passion for cloud-native engineering with the new challenges of the AI age.
Prior to Weaviate, Etienne led engineering teams building cloud-native applications for multi-national enterprise companies in the finance, retail, and wholesale industry.
Etienne is passionate about deep tech and modern architectures made for the ever-changing demands of today and tomorrow.