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Milvus Surpasses 40,000 GitHub Stars, Reinforcing Leadership in Open-Source Vector Databases
Zilliz recently announced that Milvus, its open-source vector database, has surpassed 40,000 GitHub stars, marking one of the fastest growth spurts in the project's history. The milestone comes as vector databases rapidly move into production, with more than 10,000 enterprise teams using Milvus in live AI systems—including NVIDIA, Salesforce, eBay, Airbnb, and DoorDash.
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