1Azure Data Management Services for AI

• 1.1Vector Data and Similarity Search

  Understand the "vector" concepts behind the data layer of AI apps (especially RAG)—vectorization via embeddings, semantic search by similarity (distance), and approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) indexes—from a developer’s view.

• 1.2Azure Vector-Enabled Data Services

  Understand Azure options for storing/searching AI app vectors—Azure AI Search, Cosmos DB for NoSQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL (pgvector), and Azure Managed Redis—and how to choose by use case, from a developer’s view.