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When DBAs Should Consider Using SQL Server to Store Vector Data and If It Makes Sense

  • July 26, 2025 at 5:00 am

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  • July 26, 2025 at 11:30 am

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    thnak you for great article

  • July 28, 2025 at 8:58 am

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    Nice article.

    In many ways, I feel it is a great shame that the full-text index engine was allowed to stagnate.  If that had had some TLC over the years perhaps full vector DB capability would have been a natural evolution,

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  • July 30, 2025 at 8:49 am

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    I happen to be in the middle of a vector project. i downloaded SQL2025, and while i can  use the vector data type, the built in functions related to vectors are not yet available(i was after VECTOR_DISTANCE) the same was true when i created an Azure SQL Database, in case the new features where implemented there.

    I put 2025 away for now because of that, and on my SQL2022 isntnace, i am just storing my vectors in varchar(max) columns along side the field's original values, and am also leveraging full text like David suggested, for better searches.

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