Data

At the heart of any software is - data.

Every piece of software creates data. Whether it’s business data or usage data - data is everywhere.

When it comes to LLMs, data is critical. Not just the type of data but also how it’s stored and retrieved.

Because LLMs work with massive amounts of data - the way it’s stored is a little different. At least, different from what most are familiar with.

The data that drives most LLMs is stored in vector stores.

To understand what those are, let’s talk about the common types of databases.