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.”
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