Getting More Out of a Solr Solution
Jasmine Ashton reports:
Carsabi, a used car search engine, recently posted a write-up that provides readers with useful tips on how to make Solr run faster in “Optimizing Solr (or How to 7x Your Search Speed).”
According to the article, after experiencing problems with their current system, Carsabi switched to WebSolr’s Solr solution which worked until the website reached 1 million listings. In order to make the process work better, Carsabi expanded its hardware storage capacity. While this improved the speed a great deal, they still weren’t satisfied.
A good example of why we should all look beyond the traditional journals, conference proceedings and blogs for experiences with search engines. Where we will find advice like:
Software: Shard that Sh*t
Is that “active” voice? 😉
I should write so clearly and directly.