Milvus handles billion-scale vector search. Cloud-native architecture scales horizontally. Multiple index types optimize for different scenarios. Open-source with managed cloud option.
Architecture
Separation of storage and compute enables scaling. Multiple consistency levels balance performance. GPU acceleration for intensive workloads.
- Design collections for your data model
- Choose appropriate index types
- Configure consistency for your needs
- Use partitions for data organization
- Monitor with built-in metrics
Deployment
Standalone for development. Cluster for production scale. Zilliz Cloud for managed service. Kubernetes operators available.