Building Zilliz Cloud in 18 months: Lessons learned while creating a scalable Vector Search Service on the public cloud

The article details the creation of Zilliz Cloud, a fully managed service powered by Milvus, the most adopted open-source vector database, developed from the ground up over eighteen months. It covers the design choices and invaluable insights gained during the journey to build this cloud service. The author emphasizes maximizing the use of mature third-party products, simplifying architecture, anticipating day 2 challenges from day 1, and focusing on cloud finops as key principles for building a successful cloud service. They also discuss the lessons learned while creating a scalable Vector Search Service on the public cloud and acknowledge the support of their users in this endeavor.