Charles Xie

Founder & CEO of Zilliz

Charles Xie is the founder and CEO of Zilliz, focusing on building next-generation databases and search technologies for AI and LLMs applications. At Zilliz, he also invented Milvus, the world's most popular open-source vector database for production-ready AI. He is currently a board member of LF AI & Data Foundation and served as the board's chairperson in 2020 and 2021. Charles previously worked at Oracle as a founding engineer of the Oracle 12c cloud database project. Charles holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Democratizing AI: Making Vector Search Powerful and Affordable

Zilliz democratizes AI vector search with Milvus 2.6 and Zilliz Cloud for powerful, affordable scalability, cutting costs in infrastructure, operations, and development.

Jun 12, 20254 min read

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The Evolution and Future of AI and Its Influence on Vector Databases: Insights from Charles, CEO of Zilliz

The Future of AI: The Rise of Affordable General Intelligence within Five Years

Apr 15, 20247 min read

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The Evolution and Future of Vector Databases: Insights from Charles, CEO of Zilliz

Vector Databases focused on providing a single functionality: ANN search. However, the landscape is evolving, & we will see a broader array of functionalities.

Apr 04, 20248 min read

Company

Zilliz Joins the AI Alliance: Advancing Open Innovation in AI for a Better Future

Zilliz is proud to join the AI Alliance, a consortium that fosters open innovation and responsible AI development.

Feb 08, 20242 min read

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