January 9, 2025
Improving e-commerce search with query profiles in Elastic
Query profiles tackle semantic search challenges in e-commerce. This blog demonstrates how to enhance e-commerce search using query profiles in Elastic.
January 7, 2025
Early termination in HNSW for faster approximate KNN search
Learn how HNSW can be made faster for KNN search, using smart early termination strategies.
January 6, 2025
Optimized Scalar Quantization: Even Better Binary Quantization
Here we explain optimized scalar quantization in Elasticsearch and how we used it to improve Better Binary Quantization (BBQ).
January 1, 2025
When hybrid search truly shines
Demonstrating when hybrid search is better than lexical or semantic search on their own.
December 30, 2024
“Hey Care!” - Speech-to-speech assistant powered by Elastic and OpenAI Realtime API
How we built an AI assistant for caregivers based on speech-to-speech interactions enriched using Elasticsearch.
December 26, 2024
Using Ollama and Go for RAG applications
Creating a RAG application with Go using Ollama to leverage local models.
December 16, 2024
Agentic RAG with Elasticsearch & Langchain
Discussing and implementing an agentic flow for Elastic RAG, where the LLM chooses to call an Elastic KB.
December 6, 2024
How to use Elasticsearch Vector Store Connector for Microsoft Semantic Kernel for AI Agent development
Microsoft Semantic Kernel is a lightweight, open-source development kit that lets you easily build AI agents and integrate the latest AI models into your C#, Python, or Java codebase. With the release of Semantic Kernel Elasticsearch Vector Store Connector, developers using Semantic Kernel for building AI agents can now plugin Elasticsearch as a scalable enterprise-grade vector store while continuing to use Semantic Kernel abstractions.
December 4, 2024
Smokin' fast BBQ with hardware accelerated SIMD instructions
How we optimized vector comparisons in BBQ with hardware accelerated SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) instructions.