SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 5day.io is a project management software taking a bold new path: one that strips away the noise and puts focus back on outcomes.

5day.io Launches Globally to Redefine the Future of Work, From Project Management to Intelligent Orchestration

Founded by Jinal and Saumil Shah, it is a minimalist project management platform that helps teams reclaim speed, transparency, and calm in a world obsessed with features. The platform unites Projects, Tasks, Collaboration, Automation, and Timesheets into a single, distraction-free workspace that helps teams achieve more.

“We built 5day.io because we saw a pattern across every company we worked with,” says Jinal Shah, Co-founder. “Teams were doing everything right: setting goals, tracking progress, collaborating, and yet feeling overwhelmed. It wasn’t work that was exhausting them. It was the systems around it.”

Why 5day.io Feels Different Than Its Counterparts

While other popular platforms offer extensive features, these features often overwhelm teams with layers of configuration. They provide everything, but sometimes everything is too much. 5day.io takes the opposite approach: it delivers focus through design restraint. The platform allows teams to work in Minimal Mode, prioritizing impactful work by enabling flow.

“The problem we were solving applied to almost every startup and mid-sized company,” says Saumil Shah, Co-founder. “With hybrid and remote work becoming the norm, people crave flexibility, while companies crave outcomes. Building a platform that was flexible and genuinely delivered outcomes was the need of the hour.”

Focusing on the Future

The company’s roadmap moves beyond traditional project management. The team is building an AI-driven orchestration layer powered by contextual agents that understand projects, tasks, and client data. It enables work agent-to-agent to automate outcome delivery. “The future of work isn’t about humans managing tasks; it’s about intelligent systems managing context,” explains Saumil. “Our goal is to make 5day.io the operational brain of every modern company, a calm layer of intelligence that makes things happen.”

A Different Kind of Growth

Clean typography, a serene interface, and restraint in design mirror its philosophy. Where competitors grow by adding features, 5day.io grows by refining what’s essential.

“People are at their best when work feels simple,” says Jinal. With a growing global presence, 5day.io is building the future of work by giving teams space to think, create, and breathe again.

5day.io currently offers a 30-day trial for all users to experience their platform.

Media Contact

Mansi Shah
Product Marketer
Email: mansi.shah@5day.io
Press Inquiries: press@5day.io 

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 5day.io is a project management software taking a bold new path: one that strips away the noise and puts focus back on outcomes.

5day.io Launches Globally to Redefine the Future of Work, From Project Management to Intelligent Orchestration

Founded by Jinal and Saumil Shah, it is a minimalist project management platform that helps teams reclaim speed, transparency, and calm in a world obsessed with features. The platform unites Projects, Tasks, Collaboration, Automation, and Timesheets into a single, distraction-free workspace that helps teams achieve more.

“We built 5day.io because we saw a pattern across every company we worked with,” says Jinal Shah, Co-founder. “Teams were doing everything right: setting goals, tracking progress, collaborating, and yet feeling overwhelmed. It wasn’t work that was exhausting them. It was the systems around it.”

Why 5day.io Feels Different Than Its Counterparts

While other popular platforms offer extensive features, these features often overwhelm teams with layers of configuration. They provide everything, but sometimes everything is too much. 5day.io takes the opposite approach: it delivers focus through design restraint. The platform allows teams to work in Minimal Mode, prioritizing impactful work by enabling flow.

“The problem we were solving applied to almost every startup and mid-sized company,” says Saumil Shah, Co-founder. “With hybrid and remote work becoming the norm, people crave flexibility, while companies crave outcomes. Building a platform that was flexible and genuinely delivered outcomes was the need of the hour.”

Focusing on the Future

The company’s roadmap moves beyond traditional project management. The team is building an AI-driven orchestration layer powered by contextual agents that understand projects, tasks, and client data. It enables work agent-to-agent to automate outcome delivery. “The future of work isn’t about humans managing tasks; it’s about intelligent systems managing context,” explains Saumil. “Our goal is to make 5day.io the operational brain of every modern company, a calm layer of intelligence that makes things happen.”

A Different Kind of Growth

Clean typography, a serene interface, and restraint in design mirror its philosophy. Where competitors grow by adding features, 5day.io grows by refining what’s essential.

“People are at their best when work feels simple,” says Jinal. With a growing global presence, 5day.io is building the future of work by giving teams space to think, create, and breathe again.

5day.io currently offers a 30-day trial for all users to experience their platform.

Media Contact

Mansi Shah
Product Marketer
Email: mansi.shah@5day.io
Press Inquiries: press@5day.io 

• From poetic vignettes to cinematic journeys, the festival spotlights global creators shaping the next era of animation and visual storytelling
  
• Award-winning shorts to be showcased this December in Hong Kong at Asia’s leading animation and visual effects event

HONG KONG, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Animation’s future will be on full display as the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Computer Animation Festival (CAF), organized by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd, announces this year’s winners –  works that redefine the boundaries of technology, art, and storytelling. Watch the official CAF 2025 Trailer here.

With 488 entries spanning 39 countries, the 2025 festival celebrates the extraordinary vision of creators using digital tools to tell deeply human stories. The winners, selected by an international jury of industry leaders, will be presented in full this December in Hong Kong, when SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 convenes the world’s foremost artists, researchers, and technologists under the theme “Generative Renaissance.” 

Best in Show — “Windy Day” (France)

• Directors: Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, and Camille Truding
• Producer: Julien Deparis, l’École des Nouvelles Images, Avignon, France

A poetic and visually stunning short, Windy Day captures how a sudden gust of wind brings together strangers in a moment of transformation. Through meticulous animation and elegant rhythm, the film explores connection, chaos, and renewal in a world swept off its feet.
Watch the trailer here.

Best Student Project — “A Sparrow’s Song” (Germany)

• Director: Tobias Eckerlin, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Inspired by true events, A Sparrow’s Song follows an elderly widow in wartime Germany who finds purpose and hope through her bond with an injured sparrow — a tender reflection on resilience, art, and healing amid conflict.
Watch trailer here.

Jury’s Choice — “Son” (Russia)

• Director: Zhanna Bekmambetova, Bazelevs, Moscow, Russia

Son tells the moving story of a young boy and his father whose shared fascination with space exploration helps them overcome disability and despair — a heartfelt testament to perseverance, imagination, and love.
Watch trailer here.

Tim Cheung, Computer Animation Festival Chair and Director of DoubleBlink Animation Studios (Hong Kong), said: “The Computer Animation Festival (CAF) has always been a reflection of where technology and storytelling meet. This year’s winners are extraordinary not only for their technical mastery but for their emotional truth. They remind us that animation continues to push not just pixels, but boundaries — and that creative courage remains its greatest engine.”

Jennifer Lee, Computer Animation Festival Producer and Director of Act Plus Animation & Media Studio (Hong Kong), added, “CAF is where emerging voices stand alongside established creators — a space that celebrates imagination without borders. The winning works illuminate how technology can deepen our capacity for empathy and wonder, and we can’t wait to showcase them on the big screen this December in Hong Kong.”

The Best in Show, Best Student Project, Jury’s Choice, and the newly introduced Audience Choice Award will be presented following the final Electronic Theater screening from 6:00–6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, at Level 3, Hall 3F.

• Access the Computer Animation Festival Schedule HERE
• Access SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference and Exhibition details HERE

REGISTRATION
https://asia.siggraph.org/2025/register is now open to trade visitors and members of the public.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Program Highlights:

• Art Gallery
• Art Papers
• Birds of a Feather
• Computer Animation Festival (CAF)
• Courses
• Educator’s Forum
• Emerging Technologies
• Featured Sessions
• Games
• Keynotes
• Posters
• Real-Time Live!
• Technical Communications
• Technical Papers
• XR

New

• Workshops

PR Newswire is the Official Press Release Distribution Partner for SIGGRAPH Asia 2025.

Note to Editors:

• Please visit SIGGRAPH Asia online Press Centre for the latest updates.
• Media may apply for accreditation here.
• Full Program Agenda here.
• Access high-resolution stock images and all speaker profile images here.
• Interview requests with speakers, committee, exhibitors, or sponsors, can be directed to siggraph@prbespoke.com.

Register for On-Site Press Conference:
16 December, Tuesday, 11:15am-12:15pm (HKT) – A press conference will be hosted onsite at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) by SIGGRAPH Asia Conference Chair, respective Program Chairs, conference speakers, and exhibition partners, who will showcase each facet of the program, and describe the immersive experiences and technological innovations that visitors can explore. Media that attend will be given an exclusive tour of the exhibition as well. Please register directly by emailing: siggraph@prbespoke.com.  

About ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH is an international community of researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists, and business professionals with a shared interest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. A special interest group of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s first and largest computing society, our mission is to nurture, champion, and connect like-minded researchers and practitioners to catalyze innovation in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

ACM SIGGRAPH offers two of the premier technology conferences in the world, one in North America and one in Asia. Attended by tens of thousands of computer graphics professionals, SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia are highly respected venues for the presentation of new computer graphics technology and research. For more information, please visit www.siggraph.org.

About Koelnmesse
Koelnmesse Pte Ltd is one of the world’s largest trade fair companies. Its more than 80 trade fairs and exhibitions have the broadest international scope in the industry, as 60 percent of the exhibitors and 40 percent of the visitors come from outside Germany. The Koelnmesse events include leading global trade fairs for 25 sectors, such as Imm Cologne, Anuga, IDS, INTERMOT, Interzum Cologne, gamescom, and the International Hardware Fair Cologne. Koelnmesse is ACM SIGGRAPH’s event organizer for the last 17 editions of SIGGRAPH Asia.

For more information, please visit www.koelnmesse.asia.

• From poetic vignettes to cinematic journeys, the festival spotlights global creators shaping the next era of animation and visual storytelling
  
• Award-winning shorts to be showcased this December in Hong Kong at Asia’s leading animation and visual effects event

HONG KONG, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Animation’s future will be on full display as the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Computer Animation Festival (CAF), organized by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd, announces this year’s winners –  works that redefine the boundaries of technology, art, and storytelling. Watch the official CAF 2025 Trailer here.

With 488 entries spanning 39 countries, the 2025 festival celebrates the extraordinary vision of creators using digital tools to tell deeply human stories. The winners, selected by an international jury of industry leaders, will be presented in full this December in Hong Kong, when SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 convenes the world’s foremost artists, researchers, and technologists under the theme “Generative Renaissance.” 

Best in Show — “Windy Day” (France)

• Directors: Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, and Camille Truding
• Producer: Julien Deparis, l’École des Nouvelles Images, Avignon, France

A poetic and visually stunning short, Windy Day captures how a sudden gust of wind brings together strangers in a moment of transformation. Through meticulous animation and elegant rhythm, the film explores connection, chaos, and renewal in a world swept off its feet.
Watch the trailer here.

Best Student Project — “A Sparrow’s Song” (Germany)

• Director: Tobias Eckerlin, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Inspired by true events, A Sparrow’s Song follows an elderly widow in wartime Germany who finds purpose and hope through her bond with an injured sparrow — a tender reflection on resilience, art, and healing amid conflict.
Watch trailer here.

Jury’s Choice — “Son” (Russia)

• Director: Zhanna Bekmambetova, Bazelevs, Moscow, Russia

Son tells the moving story of a young boy and his father whose shared fascination with space exploration helps them overcome disability and despair — a heartfelt testament to perseverance, imagination, and love.
Watch trailer here.

Tim Cheung, Computer Animation Festival Chair and Director of DoubleBlink Animation Studios (Hong Kong), said: “The Computer Animation Festival (CAF) has always been a reflection of where technology and storytelling meet. This year’s winners are extraordinary not only for their technical mastery but for their emotional truth. They remind us that animation continues to push not just pixels, but boundaries — and that creative courage remains its greatest engine.”

Jennifer Lee, Computer Animation Festival Producer and Director of Act Plus Animation & Media Studio (Hong Kong), added, “CAF is where emerging voices stand alongside established creators — a space that celebrates imagination without borders. The winning works illuminate how technology can deepen our capacity for empathy and wonder, and we can’t wait to showcase them on the big screen this December in Hong Kong.”

The Best in Show, Best Student Project, Jury’s Choice, and the newly introduced Audience Choice Award will be presented following the final Electronic Theater screening from 6:00–6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, at Level 3, Hall 3F.

• Access the Computer Animation Festival Schedule HERE
• Access SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference and Exhibition details HERE

REGISTRATION
https://asia.siggraph.org/2025/register is now open to trade visitors and members of the public.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Program Highlights:

• Art Gallery
• Art Papers
• Birds of a Feather
• Computer Animation Festival (CAF)
• Courses
• Educator’s Forum
• Emerging Technologies
• Featured Sessions
• Games
• Keynotes
• Posters
• Real-Time Live!
• Technical Communications
• Technical Papers
• XR

New

• Workshops

PR Newswire is the Official Press Release Distribution Partner for SIGGRAPH Asia 2025.

Note to Editors:

• Please visit SIGGRAPH Asia online Press Centre for the latest updates.
• Media may apply for accreditation here.
• Full Program Agenda here.
• Access high-resolution stock images and all speaker profile images here.
• Interview requests with speakers, committee, exhibitors, or sponsors, can be directed to siggraph@prbespoke.com.

Register for On-Site Press Conference:
16 December, Tuesday, 11:15am-12:15pm (HKT) – A press conference will be hosted onsite at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) by SIGGRAPH Asia Conference Chair, respective Program Chairs, conference speakers, and exhibition partners, who will showcase each facet of the program, and describe the immersive experiences and technological innovations that visitors can explore. Media that attend will be given an exclusive tour of the exhibition as well. Please register directly by emailing: siggraph@prbespoke.com.  

About ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH is an international community of researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists, and business professionals with a shared interest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. A special interest group of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s first and largest computing society, our mission is to nurture, champion, and connect like-minded researchers and practitioners to catalyze innovation in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

ACM SIGGRAPH offers two of the premier technology conferences in the world, one in North America and one in Asia. Attended by tens of thousands of computer graphics professionals, SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia are highly respected venues for the presentation of new computer graphics technology and research. For more information, please visit www.siggraph.org.

About Koelnmesse
Koelnmesse Pte Ltd is one of the world’s largest trade fair companies. Its more than 80 trade fairs and exhibitions have the broadest international scope in the industry, as 60 percent of the exhibitors and 40 percent of the visitors come from outside Germany. The Koelnmesse events include leading global trade fairs for 25 sectors, such as Imm Cologne, Anuga, IDS, INTERMOT, Interzum Cologne, gamescom, and the International Hardware Fair Cologne. Koelnmesse is ACM SIGGRAPH’s event organizer for the last 17 editions of SIGGRAPH Asia.

For more information, please visit www.koelnmesse.asia.

International Listings happen here. 

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) hosted its second annual International Day on Thursday, October 23. 

Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/nyse/9315755-en-new-york-stock-exchange-international-day 

NYSE Content advisory: 11 Wall Street Welcomes 27 Countries for International Day

The global gathering welcomed more than 230 guests from 27 countries at 11 Wall Street. Top-tier investors, c-suite leaders, and the NYSE’s listed community were all in attendance.

NBA legend Yao Ming joined too, speaking on stage about the power of resilience and why respect is key when stepping into new cultures. As Chairman of the YAO Foundation, Ming spoke to the organization’s mission to elevate sports education and drive social impact.

In the boardroom to greet everyone was NYSE President Lynn Martin, NYSE Vice Chairman Michael Harris, and NYSE Head of International Capital Markets Cassandra Seier. They introduced a day full of programming that spanned fintech, mobility, and scaling beyond borders.

Featured speakers included Endeavor Catalyst Managing Partner Allen Taylor, Golden Gate Ventures Partner Michael Lints, CNBC ‘Mad Money’ Host Jim Cramer, JPMorgan Managing Director Anu Aiyengar, The House of Suntory President Masaki Morimoto, and Head of Equity Capital Markets at Norges Bank Investment Management Frederik Thomasen.

While panel discussions were underway, executives sat down for interviews on the trading floor. Among those who shared their growth stories and strategic plans were leaders from Epic Group, IFS, and Smobler. 

Epic Group, for one, is a leading global apparel manufacturer whose business started as a textile trading house. With more than 10,000 employees, its chief financial officer Justin Wong told NYSE Senior Content Creator Kristen Scholer that he believes the exchange can help the company accelerate its expansion. Epic Group is looking to broaden its manufacturing footprint so that its global network can source from the best markets. Listing on the NYSE to raise capital is a means to that end. 

London-based IFS, meanwhile, provides AI-driven solutions that streamline processes in industries such as aerospace, defense, and manufacturing. Its chief executive Mark Moffat joined NYSE Content Creator Ashley Mastronardi to discuss the company’s strong earnings and outlook. IFS had delivered double-digit growth for 31 consecutive quarters, and Q3 was no exception—the company reported a 22% year-over-year increase in annual recurring revenue. 

Smobler also spoke to Mastronardi about the future of the “phygital” world—a concept that blends physical and digital experiences. Founded during the pandemic by CEO Dr. Loretta Chen, Smobler was born out of a desire to support creative professionals who were losing work. Today, the company operates three core pillars: developing games for NYSE-listed Roblox, building a nutrition-focused AI division, and creating a digital bunker where ships can pay to refuel on-chain. 

These interviews are just a few of the dozen plus leaders who shared their stories with the NYSE while on site. To round out the event, executives from Bunq, DEEPX, and Cataltheia Group, among others, joined Seier to mark the end of the trading day. The group rang the closing bell as the S&P 500 booked a 0.6% gain on the session. 

Work and play ran together at this year’s event. An opening reception with Suntory Global Spirits and Chef Roze Traore preceded the boardroom gathering. Marketplace participants showcased a diverse range of products throughout too, including across sectors like AI, defense technology, consumer goods and more. To finish, Madonna’s personal DJ dropped beats on the trading floor amid a mix of cocktails and cuisine.

This year the NYSE has proven that international listings happen here. In fact, well-known companies Grupo Aeromexico, Via, Klarna, Amrize, Aspen Insurance, Titan America, and Accelerant have all joined the exchange in 2025 to celebrate the public debut of their shares.

NBA legend Yao Ming spoke about resilience at NYSE International Day.

NYSE International Day rang the closing bell to celebrate its event.

International Listings happen here. 

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) hosted its second annual International Day on Thursday, October 23. 

Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/nyse/9315755-en-new-york-stock-exchange-international-day 

NYSE Content advisory: 11 Wall Street Welcomes 27 Countries for International Day

The global gathering welcomed more than 230 guests from 27 countries at 11 Wall Street. Top-tier investors, c-suite leaders, and the NYSE’s listed community were all in attendance.

NBA legend Yao Ming joined too, speaking on stage about the power of resilience and why respect is key when stepping into new cultures. As Chairman of the YAO Foundation, Ming spoke to the organization’s mission to elevate sports education and drive social impact.

In the boardroom to greet everyone was NYSE President Lynn Martin, NYSE Vice Chairman Michael Harris, and NYSE Head of International Capital Markets Cassandra Seier. They introduced a day full of programming that spanned fintech, mobility, and scaling beyond borders.

Featured speakers included Endeavor Catalyst Managing Partner Allen Taylor, Golden Gate Ventures Partner Michael Lints, CNBC ‘Mad Money’ Host Jim Cramer, JPMorgan Managing Director Anu Aiyengar, The House of Suntory President Masaki Morimoto, and Head of Equity Capital Markets at Norges Bank Investment Management Frederik Thomasen.

While panel discussions were underway, executives sat down for interviews on the trading floor. Among those who shared their growth stories and strategic plans were leaders from Epic Group, IFS, and Smobler. 

Epic Group, for one, is a leading global apparel manufacturer whose business started as a textile trading house. With more than 10,000 employees, its chief financial officer Justin Wong told NYSE Senior Content Creator Kristen Scholer that he believes the exchange can help the company accelerate its expansion. Epic Group is looking to broaden its manufacturing footprint so that its global network can source from the best markets. Listing on the NYSE to raise capital is a means to that end. 

London-based IFS, meanwhile, provides AI-driven solutions that streamline processes in industries such as aerospace, defense, and manufacturing. Its chief executive Mark Moffat joined NYSE Content Creator Ashley Mastronardi to discuss the company’s strong earnings and outlook. IFS had delivered double-digit growth for 31 consecutive quarters, and Q3 was no exception—the company reported a 22% year-over-year increase in annual recurring revenue. 

Smobler also spoke to Mastronardi about the future of the “phygital” world—a concept that blends physical and digital experiences. Founded during the pandemic by CEO Dr. Loretta Chen, Smobler was born out of a desire to support creative professionals who were losing work. Today, the company operates three core pillars: developing games for NYSE-listed Roblox, building a nutrition-focused AI division, and creating a digital bunker where ships can pay to refuel on-chain. 

These interviews are just a few of the dozen plus leaders who shared their stories with the NYSE while on site. To round out the event, executives from Bunq, DEEPX, and Cataltheia Group, among others, joined Seier to mark the end of the trading day. The group rang the closing bell as the S&P 500 booked a 0.6% gain on the session. 

Work and play ran together at this year’s event. An opening reception with Suntory Global Spirits and Chef Roze Traore preceded the boardroom gathering. Marketplace participants showcased a diverse range of products throughout too, including across sectors like AI, defense technology, consumer goods and more. To finish, Madonna’s personal DJ dropped beats on the trading floor amid a mix of cocktails and cuisine.

This year the NYSE has proven that international listings happen here. In fact, well-known companies Grupo Aeromexico, Via, Klarna, Amrize, Aspen Insurance, Titan America, and Accelerant have all joined the exchange in 2025 to celebrate the public debut of their shares.

NBA legend Yao Ming spoke about resilience at NYSE International Day.

NYSE International Day rang the closing bell to celebrate its event.

Hardware-Accelerated Architecture Brings Enterprise RAG to New Scale and Efficiency

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zilliz, the company behind Milvus, the world’s most advanced open-source vector database, today announced a strategic collaboration with Pliops to revolutionize large-scale Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) deployments. By integrating Pliops’ LightningAI architecture with Milvus, enterprises can now achieve multi-billion-scale vector search at storage-level costs, breaking through traditional memory constraints that have limited GenAI applications.

As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, vector databases must handle billions of embeddings while maintaining performance and managing costs. This collaboration addresses these challenges head-on by combining Milvus’s industry-leading vector search capabilities with Pliops’ hardware-accelerated storage technology, enabling efficient large-scale context retrieval and inference for enterprise AI workloads.

Advancing Milvus for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

Milvus powers mission-critical AI applications across various industries, including semantic search and recommendation systems, as well as agentic AI and RAG. Its distributed, cloud-native architecture is designed for massive scale, and this collaboration takes that capability even further.

Through this partnership, Zilliz will introduce several key enhancements to Milvus in collaboration with Pliops:

• Storage APIs and Tiering: Support for multi-tier storage to optimize cost and performance.
• KV Mapping: Adding a key-value abstraction layer on top of file offsets for efficient caching and retrieval.
• Dual-Tier Architecture:
  • Flash Tier (Hot): Ultra-low latency and high-density access.
  • S3 Tier (Cold): Reliable, globally distributed backup for cost efficiency.

These enhancements allow enterprises to significantly expand context windows, improve inference efficiency, and reduce infrastructure overhead—while maintaining the performance and reliability that Milvus users expect in production environments.

“This collaboration represents a significant leap forward in making enterprise-scale vector search economically viable,” said Charles Xie, Founder and CEO of Zilliz. “Pliops’ LightningAI introduces a breakthrough approach to scaling GenAI inference, and integrating it with Milvus unlocks truly massive context retrieval at a fraction of the traditional cost. As the creators of Milvus, we’re committed to advancing what’s possible in vector search. This collaboration gives enterprises a clear path to run larger models, access more knowledge, and deliver faster AI experiences—all without the memory limitations that have constrained GenAI until now.”

Ido Bukspan, CEO of Pliops, added, “LightningAI is designed to make AI inference scalable and affordable. Partnering with Zilliz brings the best of storage and retrieval intelligence together.”

Availability and Resources

The technical architecture and implementation details, including the Milvus RFC for Near Compute Storage, are available to the open-source community on GitHub. Organizations interested in deploying billion-scale vector search can learn more at:

• Zilliz: https://zilliz.com
• Milvus: https://milvus.io
• Pliops LightningAI: https://pliops.com

About Zilliz

Zilliz develops next-generation vector database technologies that help organizations extract value from unstructured data and accelerate AI application development. The company delivers a fully managed, multi-cloud service, Zilliz Cloud, powered by the open-source Milvus project, with deployments across major cloud platforms in more than 20 countries. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Zilliz is backed by leading investors, including Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures, Temasek’s Pavilion Capital, Hillhouse Capital, 5Y Capital, Yunqi Partners, and Trustbridge Partners. For more information, visit zilliz.com.