Since the release of vector preview, we've been working with many customers that are building AI solution on Azure SQL and SQL Server and one of the most common questions is how to support high-dimensional data, for example more than 2000 dimensions per vector. In fact, at the moment, the vector type supports "only" up to 1998 dimensions for an emb...

I recently presented at Python Day 2024 on Langchain integration. I created a slide deck that I believe can be useful beyond just the session, so I wanted to share it here for everyone's benefit. The deck covers the most common topics for a Python developer: The slide deck, which I created using the Sli.dev SDK, so t...

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Public Preview of Native Vector Support in Azure SQL Database We are excited to share that the dedicated vector data type in Azure SQL Database, which was previously available through the Early Adopter Preview, is now transitioning to Public Preview! As of today, the Vector data type and its associated functions are accessible to everyone, autom...

The Football (aka Soccer in US 😀) Analisys Copilot provides an intuitive interface for users to interact with complex football data without needing advanced technical skills. By utilizing natural language processing, users can ask questions and retrieve detailed insights from vast datasets, including competitions, matches, teams, players, and e...

RAG - Retrieval Augmented Generation - is by far one of the most common patterns today as it enables the creation of chatbots that can chat on your own data, as I described in my previous "Retrieval Augmented Generation with Azure SQL" blog post. As soon as you start to use it excitement grows, as it provides a sort of a magical experience. Experie...

Chatbots are the hot topic lately, and now you can create them easily by downloading solutions like OpenWebUI, connect it to Ollama or any OpenAI compatible API, choose your favorite language model, and then run it. It just takes a few minutes and it's done. But building chatbots is not enough, you most likely want to build a chatbot on your own...

Latest update - 06 November 2024 Vector Support is now available as Public Preview! Read the announcement here: Public Preview of Native Vector Support in Azure SQL Database! Access to full documentation here: Vector functions. The new data type Not even 6 months ago we started the Early Adopter Preview vector data support in Azure SQL, and...

If you are looking forward to build AI-enabled applications on your own data, you'll be excited to know that the Early Adopter Preview announced for Azure SQL DB on native vector capabilities is now available also for those who have data stored in Azure SQL Managed Instance! Make sure to learn how to store and use vectors functions reading the o...

Retrieval Augmented Generation, or RAG, is one of the hottest topics at the moment as it opens up the possibility of interacting with data using natural language, which is a long-time dream finally coming true. It is very likely that a lot of your data is already stored or will be stored in Azure SQL, so a common request is to have an exampl...