SEARCH TECHNOLOGY
SOLR: Solr 6.0 and Graph Traversal Support. One of the new features that are present in the recently released Solr 6.0 is the graph traversal query that allows you to work with graphs. Having a root set and relations between documents (like parent identifier of the document) you can use a single query to get multiple levels of joins in the same request. Here’s how this new feature works both in old fashioned Solr master/slave as well as in SolrCloud. Read more
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GOOGLE: Releases Search Tools to Simplify the Voter Registration Process. Google is continuing its efforts to encourage people to vote in this November’s presidential election in the United States. With Google’s most recent update, it will provide information directly in the search results about how you can register to vote in your state. The update can be triggered by typing “register to vote” in the search bar. Google will then return detailed state-by-state information about how to vote, including the general requirements and voter registration guidelines. Read more
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OPEN SOURCE: Has Open Source Become the Default Business Model for Enterprise Software? SpliceMachine’s decision to open-source its product has become the latest reminder that — in emerging technology markets — open source is increasingly the rule, not the exception. Read the rest
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CONNECTOR FRAMEWORKS: How Do I Connect Thee? Let Me Point the Ways. Finally, for content repositories and other sources of searchable data, there are also connector frameworks, such as Apache ManifoldCF, that facilitate the connection between the repositories and various destinations (primarily search servers). Support for a wide variety of repositories, such as Documentum, Alfresco, Sharepoint, etc. is already available. Other custom connectors may also be similarly developed. On the other side, search servers such as ElasticSearch and Apache Solr are supported, amongst others. Read the rest
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