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What Is Vector Search? Difference Between Vector & Semantic Search Explained [Quick Question Ep. 5]

What is vector search? In this breakdown, learn how vector search leverages machine learning to capture the meaning and context of unstructured data by transforming it into a numeric representation that is stored in a vector database. This video also explains the difference between sparse and dense embeddings, and how vector search differs from semantic search and lexical search.

Elastic Powers GitHub's Seamless Developer Experience

David Tippet, Search Engineer at GitHub, shares how Elastic powers GitHub’s massive search platform and enables a seamless developer experience. He explains how GitHub balances AI-driven semantic search with traditional keyword search, ensuring accuracy for millions of diverse users, from engineers to security researchers.

How to Adjust Semantic and Lexical Search Weights in Elasticsearch

In this session, we’ll show you how *hybrid search using Elastic* lets you assign weights to different search types — for example, giving semantic search three times more influence than lexical search. This lets you fine-tune the balance between precise keyword matching and broader, context-aware results.

How Elastic Powers Search in Real-Time (Explained in 52 Seconds)

Ever wondered how Wikipedia loads answers instantly? Or how does your Uber update in real-time? That’s Elastic Search working behind the scenes. In this video, I break down how Elastic powers lightning-fast, scalable search for complex data from ride requests to stock prices.

Elastic wins 2025 Google Cloud DORA Award for Architecting for the Future with AI

Applying DORA principles to improve software delivery and operational performance with Google Cloud We’re thrilled to announce that Elastic has been honored with the 2025 Google Cloud DORA Award for Architecting for the Future with AI. Google Cloud DORA awards recognize organizations that have demonstrated significant advancements by applying DORA principles to improve their software delivery and operational performance with Google Cloud.

How ELSER Transforms One Keyword into Better Search Results

In this session, we’ll show you how Elastic's ELSER takes a single token like _“Terminator”_ and expands it into semantically related terms such as _software, alien, computer technology,_ and _Connor_ (for John Connor). This makes search results more relevant, even when the exact keyword isn’t used.

What Is Semantic Intent? Interpreting User Intent in AI Search [Quick Question Ep. 4]

What is semantic intent, and why is it crucial in the age of *AI search?* In this episode of Quick Question, we break down how semantic *intent interprets* the meaning behind your query in semantic search. About Elastic Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform — the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.

Leaning into AI, ML, and observability to manage your ever-growing infrastructure

The complexity and scale of modern infrastructure requires an equally intelligent set of observability tools to effectively monitor it. Remember when scaling meant ordering new servers and racking them in a data center? Remember when cloud providers first offered access to seemingly infinite virtual machines at the click of a button? Remember when Kubernetes made it trivial for infrastructure to automatically scale itself based on demand?

Semantic Search Explained: Search with intent [Quick Question Ep. 3]

In this video, I’ll explain what semantic search is and how it’s different from traditional keyword search. I’ll walk you through the limitations of lexical search, what we mean by semantic intent, and how vector search plays a role under the hood. About Elastic Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform — the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.