🔧 Vector‑native RAG on Oracle: embeddings, HNSW/IVF, and hybrid search under database governance

Key Takeaways



Storing vectors in an Oracle VECTOR column alongside content, metadata, and provenance means retrieval happens inside the database. Existing governance — row-level security, auditing, data masking — applies to vector queries the same way it applies to any other query.
Hybrid retrieval is ordinary SQL: VECTOR_DISTANCE handles...