Huge databases are used in current business environments to effectively run, control, and manage large data volumes. It makes sense that such a large amount of information requires constant analysis, structuring, and, ultimately, rendering/finding quickly and as simply as possible for the consumers. How is such a solution accomplished? To demonstrate the basic search engine platforms, together with their benefits and effectiveness for customers and their end-users, we will walk you through our practical expertise in the area.
The ideal replacement for a sluggish, standardized Bigdata search platform is ELASTICSEARCH.In order to make the common and extensively used activity of web searching into a true delight, we would like to start the post by sharing our experience installing Elasticsearch, a top search platform.
The customer came to us as a result of an urgent need to install the Elasticsearch engine customization into a slow and out-of-date relational database search. The ultimate goal was to obtain a product that was of the highest caliber, quick, scalable, adaptable, and highly reliable and that would enable processing and visualizing the massive amounts of information the client dealt with with ease and efficiency.
Does a highly intelligent search solution sound like a pipe dream, complete with flawless analytics analysis and a customizable search algorithm? Not certain Just skim the details below.
Enhanced flexibility: A search phrase can be easily made more or less specific while still allowing for a variety of typos and errors to be made either automatically or manually.The data was organized according to time, location, duration, distance, etc. using full-text search. Users can easily and quickly search and select what they want thanks to those sophisticated filters. Additionally, the aforementioned filters might be manually selected or set to default.Another function provided by Elasticsearch is autocomplete. We offered quick lookups, eye-catching feedback, and in-the-moment ideas thanks to a completion-suggested functionality. Isn’t it amazing to start typing a word and immediately get the results of a search?Additionally, we used multilingualism while selecting a primary and secondary language with a variety of adjustments. Geolocation and search: Given an address and coordinates, a search engine is able to quickly locate every location mentioned within a range of hundreds of miles. The user has access to a greater range of options and trustworthy automatic responses to their requests thanks to the precise and speedy completion of all necessary actions.Something basic, yet effective, understandable, and lacking? Kibana, ES The functionality provided the user with a fantastic opportunity to create stunning and scalable images based on the information supplied by supporting robust visualization capabilities. Data visualization is ideal for conveying and interpreting succinct, meaningful messages, as has been empirically demonstrated.The ultimate goal of implementing a highly dependable, quick, and user-friendly search engine was accomplished by utilizing the ES features previously discussed. Users benefited from speedy and incredibly effective search results, and the customer received a flawless visualization and highly ranked website.
The customer and his intended audience benefited significantly from the Elasticsearch site makeover. Along with a quick and easy search option, the customer was given the ideal opportunity to learn as much as possible about the operation of his website and the ability to collect and analyze all revenue data for future consideration and improvement.
Our engineering team has implemented the SOLR search solution for a few projects based on one of the PHP content management systems, in addition to Elasticsearch.
The first of them was a TYPO3 project, specifically a website for a product catalog. The client frequently updated the website’s documentation, instructions, and specs, which resulted in a highly saturated and varied information turnover. All of the newly added and modified data, together with the countless qualities and additional features, were dynamically loaded, organized, and processed. When there wasn’t a lot of the latter, a regular search was conducted. But because the dataset was growing so quickly, it became necessary to change the search platform, which is why a SOLR search was chosen.
Our engineering team was able to integrate Solr search into the project’s structure so that users could seek for and retrieve information quickly and efficiently, and so that the client could receive an all-encompassing response to his business needs.
A significant news portal powered by Kubernetes was the second Solr case to be mentioned. For more simplicity and speed, a text content search was intended to be replaced with Solr integration. We completed the solution, installed and configured Solr, and further integrated it into the TYPO3 application. We also deployed and integrated the Kubernetes cluster.
Elasticsearch is a leading search technology that may be used to enhance the functionality of search on huge databases. Enhanced flexibility, multilingualism, geolocation, search, and data visualization using Kibana are some of its capabilities. It was utilized to successfully upgrade a customer’s slow and out-of-date database’s search feature, giving them quick and dependable search results and data visualization. Another search platform, Solr, has features like hit highlighting, faceted search and filtering, and support for numerous data formats and languages. On a sizable e-commerce website, it was employed to enhance the search capabilities, which enhanced consumer happiness and sales.
Agiliway has a lot of experience dealing with the Elasticsearch and Solr search technologies as a business. Our team has experience with both installing and configuring Elasticsearch for a large database to fulfill its expanding demands as well as integrating Solr with the PHP CMS website running on Kubernetes. It is thought to be of highest importance to operate Elasticsearch and Solr as the major players on the market for modern search platforms with a realistically recognized and skilled engineering team. Agiliway is willing to work with you in order to share our experience and provide the ideal solution for you.
And finally, which is better, Solr or ES? Actually, there is no clear solution. As opposed to Solr, which is more focused on text information, Elasticsearch is excellent for sophisticated applications. However, it is entirely up to you to select one and then customize it to meet your company’s goals, demands, and desired results. Unsure of how to proceed? For advice on technology, consultancy, or the best software solutions, contact an Agiliway professional.
