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This blog features our expert tips for making Elasticsearch and OpenSearch more efficient and easier to manage.
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Nested Fields in Elasticsearch: Why and How to Avoid Them
March 13, 2025
The Nested field type in Elasticsearch and OpenSearch is not as innocent as one would think. Let’s look at what they are used for, the challenges with them, and possible alternatives.
Apache Solr vs OpenSearch - Comparison and Key Differences
March 7, 2025
OpenSearch and Apache Solr are both built on top of Lucene, and being used globally by leading companes as a text and vector search engine. Which one you should pick?
Semantic Search Application with Elasticsearch Vector Database
March 4, 2025
A hands-on tutorial for building a semantic hybrid search application with Elasticsearch as a vector database.
OpenSearch and Elasticsearch Vector Search: An Introduction
February 3, 2025
Explaining how vector search work, benefits and use cases with Elasticsearch and OpenSearch.
OpenSearch & Elasticsearch Scroll and Deep Paging Methods Compared
January 30, 2025
In some cases a deep paginated search on an Elasticsearch or OpenSearch cluster is required. In this power tip we compare the various available options.
Elasticsearch ELSER vs External Vector Embeddings
January 29, 2025
Vector Search with Elasticsearch can leverage the built-in ELSER image or vector embeddings generated by external models. What is the difference and which one is better?
Elasticsearch vs OpenSearch - 2025 update
January 26, 2025
In-depth comparison of project status, performance, vector search capabilities, and more between Elasticsearch and OpenSearch
OpenSearch 2024 Summary – Key Features and Advancements
December 30, 2024
As the OpenSearch project continues to evolve, it forges its own path by prioritizing features driven by the needs and feedback of its community and users. In this spirit of progress, we’ve highlighted the most significant improvements and advancements introduced in 2024.
Elasticsearch and OpenSearch Query Limits
November 7, 2024
What query limits exist for Elasticsearch and OpenSearch, and what you should know about them?
OpenSearch Data Migration from Elasticsearch - The Guide
November 4, 2024
How to migrate from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch? How to achieve full and smooth migraiton with minimal or zero downtime.
Pulse Now Available on AWS Marketplace
October 30, 2024
Explore how Pulse simplifies Elasticsearch and OpenSearch management with its launch on AWS Marketplace. Gain insights into how Pulse delivers automated optimizations, cost savings, and peak performance, making cluster management effortless for businesses of any scale.
Elasticsearch Performance and Cost Efficiency on Elastic Cloud and On-Prem
October 28, 2024
Explore essential strategies to optimize Elasticsearch performance and cost efficiency. Learn best practices for cluster scaling, data tiering, and monitoring for both Elastic Cloud and on-premises deployments.
Amazon OpenSearch Monitoring - Choosing the Right Tool
October 15, 2024
In this blog post, we'll review the available ways to monitor your Amazon OpenSearch Service cluster, aiming to offer a comprehensive guide to help you choose the perfect tool.
Innovating Search Experience with Amazon OpenSearch and Amazon Bedrock
October 8, 2024
In today’s competitive digital marketplace, delivering a great search experience is key. This blog shares how we used Amazon OpenSearch and Amazon Bedrock to enhance a customer’s search functionality, including using a large language model (LLM) to improve synonym expansion.
Implementing Semantic Image Search with Amazon OpenSearch Service
September 28, 2024
This post explores how semantic search – powered by large multi-modal models and Amazon OpenSearch Service – can significantly enhance image retrieval accuracy and relevance.
Introducing Pulse: Elasticsearch and OpenSearch Operations Done Right
July 15, 2024
Today marks a special day for our team at BigData Boutique as we proudly launch Pulse, our groundbreaking solution for proactive Elasticsearch and OpenSearch cluster management. Pulse embodies our commitment to doing Elasticsearch and OpenSearch operations right, and we can't wait to share it.
Using Data Streams for Time Series Data in Elasticsearch and OpenSearch
June 21, 2024
Elasticsearch Data Streams provide powerful ways to manage time series data and other types of append-only data.
Properly Use Elasticsearch Query Cache to Accelerate Search Performance
June 13, 2024
In Elasticsearch and OpenSearch, caching plays a fundamental role in performance tuning.
Monitoring Elasticsearch Queries
June 5, 2024
Poor query performance in Elasticsearch and OpenSearch is likely the top complaint we see. Here is how to go about fixing it.
Using Elasticsearch or OpenSearch as Your Primary Datastore
May 27, 2024
Should you use Elasticsearch and OpenSearch as a primary database? In this article we look into various use-cases where this is applicable, and present some gotchas you should consider, as well as scenarios in which it isn’t going to work well.