Migrating Self-Managed Apache Solr Workloads to Amazon OpenSearch Service
Still running Apache Solr? This webinar is for you.
Itamar Syn-Hershko and Rafał Kuć from BigData Boutique walk you through a practical, battle-tested path to migrating Solr workloads to Amazon OpenSearch Service.
A few reasons it might be worth an hour of your time:
- Solr clusters are not trivial to operate. ZooKeeper management, version upgrades, and capacity planning absorb engineering time that could go toward actual product work.
- OpenSearch is built for where search is heading. High-performance vector search, neural search, and built-in AI capabilities make it the right foundation for modern and next-generation workloads.
- Operations get dramatically simpler. OpenSearch has solid managed options on AWS and beyond, with a clean REST API that is far easier to work with than Solr's.
- The migration is more achievable than most expect. The path is well-defined, and the benefits on the other side are significant.
Whether you're just evaluating the move or actively planning it, this session gives you the strategic context and technical depth to do it right.
What you'll learn:
- Market context — why organizations are moving away from self-managed Solr and what's driving the shift
- Architectural comparison — how Apache Solr and Amazon OpenSearch differ in performance, scalability, and AI/ML feature sets
- Migration strategy — how to approach relevance alignment, application integration, and operational continuity during and after the move
- Tooling — an overview of the OpenSearch Migration Assistant and other resources that simplify the process
- Common pitfalls — what to watch out for and how to avoid the mistakes that slow migrations down
The session is followed by a live Q&A.
Speakers:
- Itamar Syn-Hershko — CTO at BigData Boutique
- Rafał Kuć — Solr and OpenSearch Consultant at BigData Boutique
Sponsored by Amazon Web Services.
About BigData Boutique
We are a team of Big Data and ML/AI experts, with over 15 years of experience - providing end-to-end consulting services for modern data platforms.
BigData Boutique has achieved the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Service Delivery designation for Amazon OpenSearch Service, recognizing that BigData Boutique has deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success in delivering Amazon OpenSearch Service to customers.
Follow the sun availability with varying SLAs for production incident response and a shared Slack channel, to ensure smooth operation of your data clusters.