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How sorting works in hybrid queries
https://opensearch.org/blog/Internal-functioning-of-sorting-in-hybrid-query/
Published: October 17, 2024 21:35
Since the introduction of hybrid queries in OpenSearch 2.10, they have become increasingly popular among users who want to improve the relevance of their semantic search results. Hybrid queries combine full-text lexical search and semantic search in order…
Announcing Data Prepper 2.10.0
https://opensearch.org/blog/Announcing-Data-Prepper-2.10.0/
Published: October 16, 2024 17:07
Data Prepper 2.10.0 offers an OpenSearch _bulk API and reads from Amazon Kinesis.
Empowering Action Through Accessibility
https://opensearch.org/blog/empowering-action-through-accessibility/
Published: October 14, 2024 17:18
Accessibility is no longer just a legal requirement — it’s a cornerstone of inclusivity and innovation. At Protegrity, we understand the importance of making our technology accessible to all users, regardless of their abilities, experiences, or expertise…
Optimizing query performance: The implementation of the OpenSearch index request cache
https://opensearch.org/blog/understanding-index-request-cache/
Published: October 8, 2024 17:37
Speed and efficiency are essential for search users. OpenSearch achieves these through various mechanisms, one of the most important of which being the index request cache. This blog post describes how this cache is implemented and how it optimizes query…
OpenSearchCon North America 2024: A treasure trove of opportunities
https://opensearch.org/blog/opensearchcon-north-america-a-treasure-trove-of-opportunities/
Published: October 8, 2024 17:37
The third annual OpenSearchCon North America is just around the corner, and this year’s event promises to be an absolute must-attend for anyone looking to dive into search; analytics, observability, and security; community; or operating OpenSearch. From…
Using heuristic evaluation to inform the user experience strategy of a product
https://opensearch.org/blog/using-heuristic-evaluation-to-inform-the-user-experience-strategy-of-a-product/
Published: October 4, 2024 22:20
Analytics products such as OpenSearch rely heavily on visual interfaces such as dashboards to communicate the meaning of data to end users. These products offer powerful tools to construct visualizations, and it is crucial that the user workflow is both…
Using search latency monitoring at the coordinator-node-level
https://opensearch.org/blog/using-search-latency-monitoring/
Published: October 1, 2024 23:00
Responsiveness is core to any search solution, and communication delays between search requests and responses can present problems for your users. This is why many administrators monitor search latency: the amount of time between when a search request is…
Boosting vector search performance with concurrent segment search
https://opensearch.org/blog/boost-vector-search-with-css/
Published: September 22, 2024 22:19
In OpenSearch, data is stored in shards, which are further divided into segments. When you execute a search query, it runs sequentially across all segments of each shard involved in the query. As the number of segments increases, this sequential execution…
Data Prepper 2.9.0 is ready for download
https://opensearch.org/blog/Data-Prepper-2.9.0-is-ready-for-download/
Published: September 22, 2024 22:19
Data Prepper 2.9.0 contains core improvements to expressions, routing, performance, and more.
An overview of rank normalization in hybrid search
https://opensearch.org/blog/How-does-the-rank-normalization-work-in-hybrid-search/
Published: September 19, 2024 21:19
Rank normalization is a crucial process in hybrid search systems, ensuring that scores from different search algorithms are adjusted to a common scale. This allows for fair and accurate comparisons, preventing any single algorithm from disproportionately…
Introducing OpenSearch 2.17
https://opensearch.org/blog/introducing-opensearch-2-17/
Published: September 17, 2024 21:41
OpenSearch 2.17 is now available! You can download the latest version of OpenSearch to explore exciting new features and enhancements designed to improve machine learning (ML) integration, scalability, cost efficiency, and search performance. This release…
Introducing OpenSearch 2.16
https://opensearch.org/blog/introducing-opensearch-2-16/
Published: September 17, 2024 14:32
OpenSearch 2.16 is here with an expanded toolkit to make it easier to build search and generative AI applications, along with more advancements in performance and efficiency and upgrades that improve ease of use. You can try the latest version using…
Building the future of OpenSearch together
https://opensearch.org/blog/building-the-future-of-OpenSearch-together/
Published: September 16, 2024 08:41
As announced today, the OpenSearch Project is now part of the newly formed OpenSearch Software Foundation, a community-driven initiative under the Linux Foundation. This marks a major milestone in the history of the OpenSearch Project, and we couldn't be…
Improving search efficiency and accuracy with the newest v2 neural sparse models
https://opensearch.org/blog/neural-sparse-v2-models/
Published: September 16, 2024 08:41
OpenSearch announces the availability of v2 series neural sparse models that enhance the efficiency of semantic sparse retrieval while accelerating inference and improving search.
OpenSearch Project Roadmap 2024–2025
https://opensearch.org/blog/opensearch-project-roadmap-2024-2025/
Published: September 12, 2024 23:39
OpenSearch is a rapidly growing open-source product suite comprising a search engine, an ingestion system, language clients, and a user interface for analytics. OpenSearch contributors and maintainers are innovating in all these areas at a fast pace. To…