I published a blog post sharing a data-driven framework that helps developers determine whether using a vector database is a good idea. 👉🏻 riferrei.com/to-vector-or...

Companies that have their own DNS infrastructure today... 😅 #DNS #Reliability #Cloudflare #HugOps #ThisIsFine

If you've ever been in this situation, give me a 👍🏻 in this post and share your experience in the comments.

Learn how to deploy the Redis Agent Memory Server on Amazon EC2 using Terraform. medium.com/@riferrei/de...

I just released version v0.7.4 of SRClient, a Go client for Schema Registry. This is a library that I created almost 6 years ago, and it is still helpful for Go developers building apps for Kafka. github.com/riferrei/src...

How many of you have been in a meeting where someone said, "We should use a vector database for this!" and everyone nodded, but you wondered... should we really? If this is you, then join me on October 13th at the @allthingsopen.bsky.social conference.

Would you like to see an AI agent implemented as an @amazonalexa.bsky.social? Check this out:

Developers will understand.

We're excited to have Ricardo Ferreira (@riferrei.com), Developer Relations Lead for Redis, presenting "To Vector, or not to Vector, that is the Question" at #AllThingsOpen! 2025.allthingsopen.org/sessions/to-...

Hey there, Redis is hiring developer advocates 🥑 in London and San Francisco. If that person is you... well... even better! Reach out if you're interested!

If you're a software engineer seriously looking for ways to improve your coding experience, check out these two extensions.

magine you get to your hotel lobby and see this. Would you believe that person is only having a meeting with their teammates? 😅 #DevRel #DevRelRoadWarrior

LLMs' fanciness and increasing intelligence don't change the reality—ultimately, they're just API calls. As such, they suffer from the same problems as API calls, such as throttling, timeouts, and exponential delays. 🔌 ⚡️ ➡️ But you can use clever ways to make LLM calls faster.

➡️ Here is why you should come to Redis Released: 🎉 It's a free event. And key, there is a happy hour at the end. 🧠 Free hands-on workshops on building AI agents with memory. 💻 Bring your laptop + your questions to engineers at Redis. More below the video 🧶 👇🏻 😉

It is with a heavy heart that I print k1's value 😢

"It's almost impossible to create good videos while you're on the road." ➡️ Me: "Hold my beer." #DevRelLife #DevRelOnTheRoad #Video #VideoSetup

You may have seen the multiple variants of the Jet2 Holiday Meme at this point, right? Well, me too. I've watched so much that I've decided to do something useful with it. See below how to implement RAG with Redis using this meme 😅 #Redis #RAG #Jet2HolidayMeme #VectorDatabases

This weekend, I wrote a blog post explaining how to design a data system that handles entities with multiple attributes and complex relationships with #Redis #VectorSets. The result? Simpler design, simpler code, simpler maintenance. ➡️ Check it out: dev.to/redis/design...

Everybody's putting AI in their apps. They're stringing APIs together and sending the results down to the browser. But those APIs are expensive, the round trips are long, and there's a lot of data being exposed. Maybe there's a better way? www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBaG...

Unlike traditional caching that requires exact query matches, semantic caching understands the meaning behind queries and can return cached responses for semantically similar questions medium.com/redis-with-r... cc @redis.io @danvega.dev @bsbodden.bsky.social @dashaun.com @starbuxman.joshlong.com

🚀 Hey, San Francisco developers! Redis Released is happening on September 4th, and honestly, I'm dooply excited about it! #redis #redisreleased #langchain #ai #genai #developers #sanfrancisco

I'm happy to see my PR being accepted and merged with the #LangChain4J project. I refactored the previous implementation of the memory layer so that Redis could use the JSON data type instead of Strings. 🧑🏻‍💻 Link to the PR: github.com/langchain4j/...

Could someone please help me understand the logic of the #golang client for #openai regarding creating embeddings? Below is a screenshot of a function I created to create embeddings from strings. 🧵

"Ricardo, I saw in your video about what a hybrid search is that full-text search is like that literal friend who needs exact wording to get you. I didn't get that. Could you explain?" Yeah, sure. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

In my latest video, I discuss the 6️⃣ technical aspects that *actually* determine vector database speed—from hardware vectorization to quantization tradeoffs to chunking strategies. There is no vendor pitch, just technical analysis. 😉 🎥 Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZOt...

The gorilla's 360 is like implementing sorting algorithms on top of Redis strings when you can use the built-in Sorted Set 😅

In my new video, I explain what filtered search is, why you should care about it, and the benefits of using it in conjunction with vector search. #FilteredSearch #VectorSearch #VectorDatabases #Redis #TechExplained 🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bfJ...

🚨 New code 🚨 If you are using Apache Kafka and Kafka Connect to send data to Redis using the sink connector developed by Redis, I have good news to share. You can now set a TTL to your keys either programmatically or via configuration. github.com/redis-field-...

Hybrid search is one of those terms that, if you glance over it to understand, you won't get a full grasp of what it can do. However, once you do, you'll be amazed by how powerful this technique is. 🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcZG...

Do you know how to properly store your embeddings in a vector store? Do you know what chunking strategies exist? How about chunking short and large documents? I published a new video that answers everything! 🎬 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTOt...

How working with AI Coding Assistants feels like sometimes 🤣 🤣 🤣 #AI #CodingAssistants #DeveloperProductivity

My take on this photo that is circulating out there: Replace the term "Data Engineer" for "Big Data Engineer" and everything else pretty much remains the same from 15 years ago. A couple of new technologies here in there—but nothing really disruptive. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Do you know who else loves to gossip? #Redis! Redis uses a combination of gossip protocol and distributed lock mechanisms to manage cluster state and node interactions. It provides a scalable and reliable foundation for vector search applications.

Vamos aprender como implementar buscas híbridas usando #Java, #Spring, e #Redis? Vou falar sobre isso hoje as 14:00 horas do Brasil. Segue o link para o live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOlM...

I don't always speak at the Spring I/O conference. But when I do, I give thumbs up to the photographer when they take pictures. 😅

I'm excited to speak again at the @allthingsopen.bsky.social this year. I will talk about when you should *really* use vector databases, providing guidance on where this technology truly shines and when it is just a hammer looking for a nail. 2025.allthingsopen.org/sessions/to-...

"Redis is the fastest vector database, but my dataset is large and I don't want to use big machines with lots of RAM as it is expensive, or having to shard my data with clustering." Fair enough. That's why for use cases like this you should use Redis Flex.

You gotta learn how to pick your battles. I prefer to deal with the easy ones. 😅 #Redis #RedisOrDie #DatabaseEngineering #DatabasePerformance #BackendEngineering #PerformanceMatters #DeveloperLifesavers #CachingIsntOptional #FunnyVideos

Another conference to the belt. I'm back home already from Boston, and I enjoyed every minute of the @infoq.com #DevSummit conference. I appreciate all the people that came to my talk, the insightful conversations, and meeting old and new people.

Since all the cool kids are doing it, I took a stab and did it too. I just passed the #DataStreamingEngineer exam from @confluent.io. certificates.confluent.io/6ab32239-4fc...

I'm super excited to be joining @infoq.com's @qconferences.com as a speaker.

Boston-bound? InfoQ Dev Summit kicks off Monday (June 9-10)! Last chance for senior devs/archs: AI, scalable arch, performance insights. Practitioner-led, real-world takeaways. Grab a seat! ➡️ bit.ly/3Zb1H2a #InfoQDevSummit #AIinProduction

Keeping vector embeddings in-sync is more important than you think! Join my talk "Vector Sync Patterns: Keeping AI Features Fresh When Your Data Changes" at @infoq.com #DevSummit in Boston. devsummit.infoq.com/presentation...

I'm happy to share that my credential as #Confluent #Community #Catalyst have been renewed for another year. Data streaming is one of my favorite topics, and it is a foundation for any modern software architecture these days. certificates.confluent.io/170636de-316...

Ever noticed how AI search results can feel mathematically correct but humanly off? If you're at the @jnationconf.bsky.social conference this week, come to my workshop tomorrow at 09:30am, where I'll teach how to solve this problem with contextual-aware searches. ➡️ jnation.pt/schedule/

🚨 Hey Redis devs, your database just learned how to talk! 🚨 Ever wished you could ask your Redis DB questions instead of writing another query? Well, now you can! Redis has launched open-source MCP servers that let your AI assistant chat with Redis.

It's day one for @jnationconf.bsky.social in Coimbra, Portugal. I am listening to @hollycummins.com's keynote about the principles of efficiency while I run a Maven build on my laptop. 😅

As we celebrate Java's 30th anniversary, I can't help but reflect on my journey with this remarkable language. I began working with Java in 2004, starting with J2SE 1.4.

Already packing my bags to leave Barcelona after a week of fun in #SpringIO. Now heading to Portugal for #JNationConf. I will deliver a hands-on workshop about hybrid search using embeddings with #Java, #Spring, and #Redis. jnation.pt

There are currently 7 Mission Impossible movies. You know what? Maybe the mission is not that impossible 😅