The rise of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI has ushered in a new era of natural language processing capabilities. Vector databases have emerged as a crucial
component in this landscape, acting as external databases that can efficiently index, store, and retrieve embeddings generated by LLMs. However, as the scale and complexity
of LLMs continue to grow, vector database workloads have also increased significantly. Ingesting and querying billions of vectors can strain computational resources,
leading to higher memory requirements and increased operational costs. Faiss scalar quantization enables you to store vector embeddings with lower precision, which reduces memory consumption and, consequently, lowers costs.