Search Engine Death Match

Solr (Lucene) vs. Verity

Kevin Penny, Jobs2eb, !nc


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Sr. eb %rchitect &

Jobs2eb, !nc
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since /001

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Solr (Lucene;s (hil-)

Searching <n Lucene

7=5e$lication (S<L5)

>ML=8""P !nter#ace

<$en Source Pro?ect

Java 2ase- (Lucene)

>ML = 8""P = D2 = Docs

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Docs = D2

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Solr (Lucene;s (hil-)

Many o$tions +ean +ore

con#iguration

Multi$le (ollections re6uire

+ulti$le Solr (ores

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Solr .eatures

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(ManagerEManag)

Phonetic Search

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String=htt$ calls (4
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Multi$le Sources o# Data

EDtensive (aching

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Solr %rchitecture


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origional resultset

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(relevancy=$honetic
+atches=ste++ing etc)

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recor-set in 7hich you
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5o7s & ho7 +any ro7s

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co+$act the D+l result

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retrieve -ata #or
(A,score)


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(sa+$le=i"unes Library)

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.acets (-yna+ic clustering)


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(ollections <##line (5an-o+ly)
(ollection 5an-o+ >@.er (verity bug)
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hat Search Solutions -o you :se4

oul- you use Solr4

oul- you continue to use Verity4