Weaviate
Weaviate offers a range of cloud services and AI-native solutions, supporting integrations with major cloud providers and providing extensive educational resources.
Company Services
Weaviate offers a variety of cloud services tailored to different needs. These include Serverless Cloud, Enterprise Cloud, and the Bring Your Own Cloud option. The company also provides solutions for hybrid search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and generative feedback loops, focusing heavily on AI-native applications and vector databases.
Deployment Options
Weaviate supports multiple deployment options to suit diverse requirements. Users can choose from self-hosted setups, managed services, or deploying through a Kubernetes package within their Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). The service also offers secure deployment options within a VPC to ensure data privacy and security.
Integration and Compatibility
Weaviate supports integrations with leading cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Snowflake. It also provides built-in modules for popular machine learning models and frameworks, including those for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with Cohere, OpenAI, and others. Additionally, the company offers a Python client library compatible with gRPC and various batching algorithms.
Educational Resources
Weaviate offers comprehensive educational resources through Weaviate Academy and DeepLearning.AI. The company also provides a quickstart guide and extensive documentation for developers. For those interested in contributing to the open-source project, a Contributor Guide is available. Various training and educational resources including courses on LinkedIn Learning are also provided.
Community Support and Pricing
Weaviate fosters a community-driven approach by offering resources such as forums, Slack channels, and GitHub repositories. The company also provides different pricing plans based on the amount of data stored and the chosen service level agreement (SLA) tier. For hands-on learning, a free sandbox environment is available with a 14-day lifetime.