Softment
AIRAG stacks, semantic search, custom retrieval systems

Technology

Weaviate

Weaviate implementation for production software delivery with clean architecture, maintainability, and predictable rollout. Built for Australia teams with APAC overlap (AEST/AEDT-friendly).

Best For

Ideal use cases

Teams wanting open-source flexibility for retrieval systems

Products needing custom indexing and retrieval pipelines

Workflows requiring schema design with metadata filters

What We Build

Projects we deliver

Weaviate deployment and schema setup

Ingestion pipelines for documents and entities

Retrieval tuning with hybrid and reranking options

Ecosystem

Compatible tools & integrations

Seamless Integrations

Works with your existing stack

4+ supported
Weaviate schema design
Hybrid retrieval configuration
Operational monitoring and backups
Connector and ingestion tooling

Use Cases

Recommended use cases

Enterprise knowledge bases

Semantic search for content platforms

RAG assistants with citations and filters

Delivery

How we deliver

We design Weaviate schemas around query patterns and access rules.

Ingestion pipelines support updates and re-indexing safely.

Retrieval quality is validated with evals and diagnostics.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

It depends. Weaviate offers open-source flexibility; managed options reduce ops overhead. We recommend based on requirements.

Yes. We can deploy Weaviate with network controls, monitoring, backups, and runbooks for production use.

Yes. We can implement hybrid retrieval and reranking patterns on top of Weaviate where it improves relevance.

Regional

Delivery considerations for your region

Data and risk discovery (Australia)

Privacy, security, residency, and regulatory requirements differ by workflow. We document the applicable data flows, roles, retention needs, and control owners before recommending an architecture.

The resulting proposal lists the controls and evidence that are actually in scope. It is not a generic compliance, certification, or legal-assurance promise.

  • Map data sources, destinations, roles, and sensitive fields
  • Record access, retention, logging, and deletion requirements
  • Identify required security or procurement evidence before contracting
  • Use an NDA or DPA only when the parties mutually execute it

Working model (Australia)

Exact live-overlap hours, response expectations, meeting windows, and escalation contacts are confirmed in the proposal for each engagement.

Written decisions, scoped milestones, and asynchronous updates reduce unnecessary meetings without implying an unagreed service level.

  • Proposal-specific overlap and meeting windows
  • Named owners for decisions and blockers
  • Written scope, assumptions, and change decisions
  • Milestone cadence agreed before kickoff

Commercial setup (Australia)

The contracting entity, proposal currency, invoicing cadence, payment terms, intellectual-property terms, and required vendor documents are agreed before work begins.

The Opportunity Sprint can establish the evidence needed to scope a production pilot; it does not pre-commit either party to a rollout.

  • Contracting entity and currency confirmed in writing
  • Milestones and acceptance criteria defined in the proposal
  • Vendor-document requirements identified before signature
  • Scope changes require an explicit written decision

Delivery controls (Australia)

Testing, observability, release, security, and handover controls are selected for the actual system risk rather than promised as a generic bundle.

Acceptance measures and production responsibilities are recorded before implementation so both teams know what evidence will support release.

  • Risk-based testing and acceptance measures
  • Release, rollback, and observability responsibilities
  • Security controls tied to the agreed threat model
  • Handover artifacts defined in the signed scope
Ready to start?

Want to scope this properly?

Book a page call with Australia timezone overlap (APAC overlap (AEST/AEDT-friendly)). proposal currency confirmed before contracting.

We’ll review the context and reply with a practical next step.