{"product_id":"next-gen-vector-databases-lian-zhou-9798277976357","title":"Next-Gen Vector Databases: Hands-On Techniques for High-Dimensional Search, Multimodal Retrieval, and AI-Powered Applications.","description":"\u003cb\u003eNext-Gen Vector Databases: Hands-On Techniques for High-Dimensional Search, Multimodal Retrieval, and AI-Powered Applications\u003c\/b\u003e is your definitive guide to building the next generation of intelligent, scalable, and production-ready vector search systems. Designed for engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers, this book takes you beyond the fundamentals and dives deep into advanced vector database architectures, cutting-edge retrieval strategies, and real-world AI applications.\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, you'll explore: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHigh-Dimensional Vector Spaces\u003c\/b\u003e: Master the mathematical foundations of embeddings, distance metrics, and dimensionality reduction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdaptive and Distributed Indexing\u003c\/b\u003e: Implement HNSW, IVF, PQ, and hybrid indices for real-time, large-scale search.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMultimodal Retrieval\u003c\/b\u003e: Integrate text, images, audio, and video into unified vector spaces for AI-powered search.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNeural and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)\u003c\/b\u003e: Combine vector search with LLMs to build next-level chatbots, recommendation engines, and knowledge systems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdge and Federated Search\u003c\/b\u003e: Deploy AI search pipelines across distributed environments with privacy-preserving embeddings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerformance, Security, and Optimization\u003c\/b\u003e: Scale, accelerate, and secure your vector database infrastructure for production workloads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWith \u003cb\u003e40+ hands-on Python examples\u003c\/b\u003e, this book equips you to implement high-performance pipelines, optimize latency and memory, and handle real-world challenges in multimodal retrieval and RAG workflows. Whether you're building semantic search engines, AI chatbots, recommendation systems, or cutting-edge generative AI applications, this book gives you the tools, techniques, and insights to succeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Book?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced, code-first guidance for modern vector search systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction-ready design patterns with security and compliance best practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep dive into neural retrieval, adaptive indexing, and multimodal pipelines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-world use cases across search, recommendation, AI, and generative applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Should Read This Book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAI and ML engineers building large-scale search and recommendation systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eData scientists integrating vector retrieval into analytics and pipelines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevOps professionals deploying distributed, high-performance vector databases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearchers exploring retrieval-augmented generation, multimodal search, and next-gen AI applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eTake your vector search skills to the next level and master \u003cb\u003enext-generation AI retrieval systems\u003c\/b\u003e with practical Python examples, mathematical rigor, and production-ready best practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lian Zhou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277976357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Lian Zhou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089506447615,"sku":"9798277976357","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c6b9f4c-9226-48ac-84c3-9b7d21874f50.jpg?v=1769110693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/next-gen-vector-databases-lian-zhou-9798277976357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}