Why Manual Sharding is a Bad Idea for Vector Database And How to Fix It

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This post elaborates on Milvus's automated sharding and scaling mechanisms, contrasting them with the drawbacks of manual sharding in vector databases. It details Milvus's segment-based architecture, two-layer routing, and query processing flow to explain how it achieves seamless scalability without operational burden. It also mentions the upcoming Milvus 3.0 feature of dynamic shard splitting.