We are excited to announce the public preview of DiskANN in SQL Server 2025, a significant advancement in our AI capabilities. This release comes with full vector support, enabling the storing and querying of embeddings, which are essential for modern AI applications.
Understanding Embeddings
Embeddings are numerical representations of data that capture the semantic meaning of the information. For example, in natural language processing, words or phrases are converted into vectors (embeddings) that reflect their meanings and relationships to other words. This allows for more efficient and meaningful data analysis, as similar concepts are represented by vectors that are close