Alibaba Cloud Big Data AI Platform

Jun 4, 2026 · Big Data

Scalar‑Vector Hybrid Search in a Data Lake with One SQL on EMR Serverless Spark

EMR Serverless Spark now supports scalar‑vector hybrid search via DLF Global Index, allowing a single Spark SQL statement to perform vector similarity and scalar filtering together, eliminating data movement, reducing latency, and boosting performance for scenarios such as autonomous driving, e‑commerce, and knowledge‑base retrieval.