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November 24, 2025

MyScaleDB: Why Vector Databases Need SQL (The 2025 Reality Check)

SQL didn’t disappear — it just got smarter.

Hi there,

This week’s essay tackles one of the biggest misconceptions in modern AI infrastructure — that vector databases make SQL obsolete. They don’t.

MyScaleDB shows why the future of data retrieval is hybrid: SQL + vector search. Structured queries and embeddings are not enemies — they’re complementary layers of understanding.

→ Read now: MyScaleDB: Why Vector Databases Need SQL (The 2025 Reality Check)

What’s inside:

  • Why purely vector-native systems hit a wall in production
  • How hybrid query models balance context and precision
  • Why retrieval grounded in SQL remains unbeatable for reliability

“AI without structure is just noise with good marketing.”


🪶 Coming Thursday on Efficient Laziness

From WordPress to Astro: Three Days to Reclaim Control
Static, flexible, and blazingly fast — Astro shows how modern tooling gives you performance and creative freedom.

If you’ve ever wanted to escape plugin hell without losing content, this one’s your roadmap.


📚 In case you missed it — Farewell to WordPress

  1. WordPress vs Hugo: When Reality Challenges the Speed Myths
  2. WordPress to Hugo: Lightning Fast Sites in 2025

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