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.
November 18, 2024
Better Binary Quantization vs. Product Quantization
Why we chose to spend time working on better binary quantization instead of product quantization in Lucene and Elasticsearch.
November 11, 2024
Better Binary Quantization (BBQ) in Lucene and Elasticsearch
How Better Binary Quantization works in Lucene and Elasticsearch.
October 22, 2024
RaBitQ binary quantization 101
Understand the most critical components of RaBitQ binary quantization, how it works and its benefits. This guide also covers the math behind the quantization and examples.
October 14, 2024
Apache Lucene 10 is out! Improvements to Lucene's hardware efficiency & more
Apache Lucene 10 was just released, with a focus on hardware efficiency! Check out the main release highlights.
June 26, 2024
Elasticsearch vs. OpenSearch: Vector Search Performance Comparison
Elasticsearch is out-of-the-box 2x–12x faster than OpenSearch for vector search
April 25, 2024
Understanding Int4 scalar quantization in Lucene
This blog explains how int4 quantization works in Lucene, how it lines up, and the benefits of using int4 quantization.
April 17, 2024
Making Lucene faster with vectorization and FFI/madvise
Discover how modern Java features, including vectorization and FFI/madvise, are speeding up Lucene's performance.
March 12, 2024
Speeding Up Multi-graph Vector Search
Explore multi-graph vector search in Lucene and discover how sharing information between segment searches enhances search speed.