Engineering the Future: Real-Time, Vector-Powered Analytics with ClickHouse

Engineering the Future: Real-Time, Vector-Powered Analytics with ClickHouse ClickHouse is powering the next wave of real-time analytics and AI-driven applications—and not just as a lightning-fast OLAP engine, but increasingly as a scalable vector database. In this talk, we'll explore how teams are using ClickHouse to handle massive, high-cardinality datasets and perform fast, cost-efficient vector search across multi-terabyte embedding stores. Abstract We'll cover real-world use cases from the ClickHouse community, walk through recent feature releases announced at Open House, and share guidance on when a specialized vector database is needed—and when ClickHouse alone is more than enough. Zoe Steinkamp Senior Developer Advocate at Clickhouse I'm Zoe Steinkamp, a Developer Advocate at ClickHouse, with a strong foundation in front-end software engineering. My mission is to empower developers by enhancing their experience with ClickHouse's high-performance database and real-time analytics capabilities. I also have a growing interest in data science. In my spare time, I love to travel and tend to my garden. Let's connect on LinkedIn—I'm eager to exchange insights and knowledge at both virtual and in-person events! --------------- *** LINKS *** website: https://dataengbytes.com 2026: https://dataengbytes.com/2026 tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dataengbytes/ Brisbane: 20th March 2026 Auckland: 24th March 2026 Melbourne: 22-24th July 2026 Sydney: 27th-29th July 2026 linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataengbytes/ Sponsorships: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhanssens/