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Vector DBs are not the core of RAG; data corpus and efficient re-embedding are, says Mastodon user

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A Mastodon user argues that the vector database is the least critical component of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. The primary asset is the data corpus itself, often stored on older Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems. The user highlights the significant, often unbudgeted cost of re-running embeddings when data chunking changes, suggesting that NetApp's ONTAP snapshots can mitigate this by allowing quick rollbacks after re-embedding operations. AI

IMPACT Highlights the often-overlooked costs and complexities of managing data for RAG systems, suggesting practical solutions for data management.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a user on a social media platform about RAG architecture.

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Vector DBs are not the core of RAG; data corpus and efficient re-embedding are, says Mastodon user

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · netappblackbox ·

    Hot take: the vector DB is the least interesting part of RAG. The corpus is the asset, and it usually still lives on the NAS you bought five years ago. The cost

    Hot take: the vector DB is the least interesting part of RAG. The corpus is the asset, and it usually still lives on the NAS you bought five years ago. The cost nobody budgets for is the embedding re-run — one chunking change means re-embedding 40 TB of docs. That's where ONTAP s…

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