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...
Hey Azure SQL enthusiasts! 👋 We had a hiring event last week, and as I was going through a stack of digital resumes, I thought, "There has to be an easier way to do this." That's when it hit me—why not use Azure SQL DB’s new vector data type to revolutionize our hiring process? Not only could we find the perfect candidate faster, but we could al...
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...
In today's fast-paced software development landscape, having a reliable and efficient local development setup is crucial. Dev Containers provide developers with a seamless way to build and test applications locally before deploying them to the cloud. We are announcing the Public Preview of Dev Container templates for Azure SQL Database. This rel...
In today’s data-driven world, finding similar items within large datasets is a common challenge. Whether it’s recommending products, identifying similar documents, or clustering data points, efficient similarity search is crucial. This blog post will explore how to leverage FAISS (Facebook AI Similarity Search) and Azure SQL to perform similarity s...
This semester long project was completed by Master's students at Cornell University with mentorship from the Azure SQL database product team at Microsoft. Project Mission The purpose of this project is to design a high-fidelity university course registration system utilizing Microsoft Azure cloud services. Our target audience includes uni...
Generative AI is not just a technological advancement; it's a paradigm shift that is redefining the landscape of customer interaction. Azure SQL Database stands at the forefront of this revolution, offering unparalleled opportunities to harness the power of "your data" in crafting state-of-the-art applications. As we stand at the cusp of an AI r...
