Why Manual Sharding is a Bad Idea for Vector Database And How to Fix It
Mar 18, 2025James Luan
Summary
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.
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