Notes on retrieval infrastructure.
Practical writing about vector storage, search systems, and the decisions behind them.
August 2026
Unstructured data should become retrieval-ready on arrival
A serverless approach to moving files from raw input to useful search context without managing a processing fleet.Read articleAugust 2026
The cheapest vector storage in the world
Why storage, writes, and retrieval should be metered as work instead of reserved as infrastructure.Read articleAugust 2026
What is a vector database?
A direct explanation of embeddings, distance metrics, metadata filters, and retrieval.Read articleAugust 2026
Talqora vs Turbopuffer
Two object-storage-native approaches to vector retrieval, compared through operating model and control plane.Read articleAugust 2026
Talqora vs Cloudflare Vectorize
Where an edge-adjacent vector store fits and when an AWS-region index is a better operational choice.Read articleAugust 2026
Talqora vs Pinecone
Comparing a managed vector database with a retrieval layer that does not require standing capacity.Read articleAugust 2026