Main Purpose
Azure AI Search (formerly known as "Azure Cognitive Search") provides secure information retrieval at scale over user-owned content in traditional and conversational search applications.
Key Features
- Search engine for vector search and full text and hybrid search over a search index.
- Rich indexing with integrated data chunking and vectorization (preview), lexical analysis for text, and optional AI enrichment for content extraction and transformation.
Use Case
- Catalog or document search.
- Data exploration.
- Chat-style copilot apps over proprietary grounding data.
