RIP, vector database

turbopuffer is re-architecting its storage layer so vector search is no longer the primary organizing principle, turning ANN into one secondary index among many. For CIOs and technology leaders, this signals a broader market shift: search platforms are evolving from specialized vector stores into multi-query data engines that can support filtering, full-text search, aggregations, and eventually more SQL workloads with better performance and economics. The strategic implication for IT teams is that the next generation of AI/search infrastructure will be judged less by isolated vector retrieval speed and more by how well it consolidates diverse workloads on a simpler, more scalable backend.