What if you could save most of the hosting cost of your Solr servers when they are underutilized? High-end Solr configurations consist of dozens, sometimes hundreds of nodes. Salesforce, for instance, is rumored to run over 800 Solr nodes. The problem is that search is a highly-volatile consumer of resources, with enormous swings between the […]
SearchStax is launching two-node SolrCloud Clusters with full Zookeeper ensemble support and full scalability. This gives modern high-availability architectures a new, lower entry price point. Since its launch, Solr has been one of the main options for applications needing high-availability search. And the (not so) new cluster capabilities of SolrCloud further cement this reputation. In […]
We’re pleased to announce that Apache Solr Version 7.5 is now available on all SearchStax plans. You can create a new Solr 7.5 deployment by signing up for a 14-day free trial account OR by creating a new deployment in your existing account. Solr 7.5 highlights include: Enhancements and active development around Autoscaling Policies. Enhancements […]
The Lucene Solr Revolution 2017 conference in Las Vegas, NV has just come to a close. It was a great show! We were pleased to be a sponsor at the show and to announce several new products including: SearchStax Cloud Private – AWS SearchStax Cloud Private – AWS is a fully managed, alway-on, cost optimized Apache Solr service available in […]
When we originally built SearchStax Analytics, we wanted it to be the best Analytics platform for search insights. Yes, we wanted the typical “vanity” type statistics like total number of searches, click thru rates, and search sessions. But more than just these overview stats, we wanted to create the tools needed for a Search Product Manager, […]