Building AI Apps with
Postgres Data: Vector Search
for Smarter Insights
Making Postgres data AI-ready and accessible for smarter apps by seamlessly connecting Postgres, Zilliz Cloud, and airbyte.
What is Postgres and What's Its Data Like?
PostgreSQL (Postgres) is a powerful open-source relational database management system known for its extensibility and standards compliance. It processes structured data with support for semi-structured formats like JSON and XML. Developers use Postgres for transactional systems, analytics, and data warehousing. Challenges arise in managing schema evolution and optimizing queries for large datasets. Postgres is widely adopted in web applications, enterprise systems, and research for its scalability and rich feature set.
Challenges for Building AI Apps with Postgres Data
Unstructured Data
Much of Postgres’s data is unstructured and multimodal. Standard database queries struggle with such text-heavy information, making it difficult to unlock its full potential.
Data Silos
Postgres data often exists in isolation, making it challenging to integrate with other enterprise systems or data sources.
Scalability
Massive amounts of user interactions are logged daily, and processing and querying this data in real time requires robust infrastructure, especially when building AI-driven applications.
Personalization
AI apps require deep insights into customer behavior to offer personalized experiences. However, standard searches and SQL queries don’t adequately surface the relationships and similarities hidden in Postgres data.
Fueling Postgres AI Apps with Vector Search for Smarter Insights
Making Unstructured Data Searchable
Vector search enables AI to explore unstructured Postgres data like text and images by comparing the meaning and context of each data point. This allows your AI apps to uncover actionable insights that were previously buried in complex records.
Going Beyond Keywords with Semantic Search
With vector similarity search, your AI apps are no longer limited to basic keyword matching. Vector search solutions like Zilliz Cloud perform deep, context-aware searches, identifying patterns and similarities across Postgres data that traditional methods can’t reach.
Uncovering Hidden Relationships
Vector search finds subtle trends and connections within unstructured data. By identifying these hidden patterns, your AI apps generate more accurate predictions, smarter recommendations, and better overall results.
Scalability for Real-Time AI
Designed for speed and scale, vector search engines like Zilliz Cloud can process massive Postgres datasets in real-time. Whether it’s handling billions of records or delivering instantaneous insights, vector search ensures your AI applications can perform at peak efficiency.
Connect Postgres, Zilliz Cloud, and airbyte to Unlock Instant, AI-Ready Insights
The seamless integration of airbyte and Zilliz Cloud takes the complexity out of building AI-powered apps using unstructured data from Postgres and any other sources. With just a few clicks, you can deploy fast, efficient, and scalable search solutions, empowering your AI applications to deliver smarter insights.

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Unstructured data from Postgres flows to airbyte.
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airbyte pre-processes and transforms the data into vector embeddings using OpenAI embedding services.
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The Zilliz Cloud connector channels the processed vector data into the Zilliz Cloud vector database in real time, ensuring instant availability for AI-powered tasks.
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Zilliz Cloud performs vector similarity searches to find relevant information to user queries.
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LLMs leverage the provided contextual information to generate meaningful, context-driven insights.
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Frequently Asked Questions
New to Zilliz Cloud integrations? You're not alone. Here are some answers to common questions about how Zilliz Cloud works with Postgres and airbyte.
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