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May 18, 2021 · Big Data

Design and Optimization of Baidu's Image Processing and Ingestion Platform (Imazon) for Multimodal Retrieval

This article details Baidu's multimodal retrieval architecture, explaining the separation of online and offline services, the design of the Imazon image processing and ingestion platform, its technical indicators, large‑scale streaming and batch pipelines, optimization practices for high throughput, and the underlying content‑relationship engine.