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Simon Hearne

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  1. 2026Zilliz2 talks
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Years active2026
Miles between events5032 in-person events · 2 countries

The year around now

Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.

Held in the past 12 months Next 12 months Today, Nov 9, 2026

Appearances by year

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  • Haystack
  • TiDB SCaiLE (formerly HTAP Summit)

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Sep 15, 2026Haystack Europe 2026HaystackspeakerThe RAG Cost Curve: When an index beats live search
as Zilliz (Milvus)
Every retrieval system now competes with a simpler-looking alternative: skip the index and let the agent search live over tools with long context. For small or…Show less

Every retrieval system now competes with a simpler-looking alternative: skip the index and let the agent search live over tools with long context. For small or fast-changing corpora that genuinely makes sense.

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Jun 4, 2026TiDB SCaiLE Europe 2026TiDB SCaiLE (formerly HTAP Summit)speakerWhen EXPLAIN Isn't Enough: Visualising Vector Search for Engineering and Product Teams
as Zilliz

Frequent co-speakers

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