Announcing Lakebase Search: agent-native retrieval built into Lakebase Postgres
Summary
Lakebase Search is now available in beta on AWS and Azure, introducing native hybrid vector and full-text retrieval directly into Lakebase Postgres. Designed for AI agent workflows, its tiered cloud storage architecture drastically reduces RAM footprints while allowing operational data, compressed vectors, and BM25 keyword search to execute within a single SQL query.
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