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Enterprise Search
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7 min. read
FEATURED
Almost 3/4 of higher ed marketing teams publish content weekly or ad hoc, but 43% say it takes a week or more to make that content findable via onsite search....
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Managed Search Solr
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11 min. read
Solr vs OpenSearch for Agentic AI: Which Is Better? Infrastructure Ownership Determines Reliability
Solr or OpenSearch for AI? It’s not the engine. Learn why infrastructure ownership drives reliability, scale and performance for agentic AI....
Healthcare
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7 min. read
Research Bites: The Digital Front Door Is Now the Front Line of Patient Choice
Original research reveals 3 in 4 patients use healthcare websites to choose care. Learn how search and UX turn intent into action...
Site Search
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10 min. read
Best Site Search Software: How to Choose the Right Site Search Software for Your Website
A practical guide to choosing the best site search software. Learn what to look for, key features to evaluate and how to...
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AI
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8 min. read
2025’s Biggest AI Search Moments and What They Mean for Your Website
AI search changed how visitors use your site search. See SearchStax’s practical AI approach: Smart Answers, Smart Ranking and human control that...
AI
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7 min. read
Multi-Site Search Management: AI-Powered Search Experiences at Scale
Multi-site search management powers onsite AI search across all your websites while keeping data safe, teams independent and analytics actionable....
AI
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6 min. read
Website Search UX Best Practices in the Age of Smart Answers
Generative AI summaries, like Smart Answers for Site Search, have become the standard for search results pages; learn UX best practices for...
Site Search
Site Search
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7 min. read
Research Bites: Marketing Owns the Website Experience But Can’t Control Site Search
New research: Only 39% of marketers can control site search. Learn how ownership gaps slow performance — and how leading teams fix...
Site Search
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7 min. read
Three Audiences, One Search Box: Why Site Search Is Critical for Government Web
Government websites rarely lack services. They lack findability. Learn why citizens, professionals and researchers all depend on site search to get things...
Site Search
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10 min. read
Best Site Search Software: How to Choose the Right Site Search Software for Your Website
A practical guide to choosing the best site search software. Learn what to look for, key features to evaluate and how to...
Managed Search Solr
Managed Search Solr
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11 min. read
Solr vs OpenSearch for Agentic AI: Which Is Better? Infrastructure Ownership Determines Reliability
Solr or OpenSearch for AI? It’s not the engine. Learn why infrastructure ownership drives reliability, scale and performance for agentic AI....
Managed Search Solr
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5 min. read
New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Identified: CVE-2026-31431
Learn about the new Linux kernel vulnerability identified: CVE-2026-31431 including affected versions, risks and recommended mitigation steps to protect your deployments....
Managed Search Solr
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10 min. read
Should You Migrate From Apache Solr to OpenSearch to Modernize Enterprise Search?
Thinking about moving from Solr to OpenSearch? Discover why migration doesn’t remove operational burden—and what actually modernizes enterprise search....
Healthcare
Healthcare
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8 min. read
Research Bites: When Search Fails, Everything Else Breaks
When healthcare website search fails, patients leave. New research reveals why onsite search is now critical to patient access and conversion....
Healthcare
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7 min. read
Research Bites: The Digital Front Door Is Now the Front Line of Patient Choice
Original research reveals 3 in 4 patients use healthcare websites to choose care. Learn how search and UX turn intent into action...
Healthcare
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7 min. read
Healthcare’s Search Results Page Is the New Homepage
Marketer-led site search improves access, builds trust, reduces calls—and connects patients to faster care...
Higher Education
Higher Education
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7 min. read
AI Has Changed Student Expectations – Your Website Needs to Catch Up
Today’s students expect instant answers. Learn why outdated university search creates an AI expectation gap and how it impacts trust, engagement and...
Higher Education
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8 min. read
From Content Chaos to AI Success: Why Higher Ed Must Clean House Before Going Agentic
Agentic AI, the new breed of autonomous, decision‑making software, is built to tackle both problems, but only if the higher ed content...
Higher Education
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1 min. read
AI Smart Assistant: Higher Ed’s Search Amplifier
93% of higher ed pros say better websites drive student success–but only 19% deliver great experiences today. Explore the gap in our...