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Boosting vector search performance with concurrent segment search

Aug 27, 2024 • technical-posts, search

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...

Improving search efficiency and accuracy with the newest v2 neural sparse models

Aug 21, 2024 • technical-posts

OpenSearch announces the availability of v2 series neural sparse models that enhance the efficiency of semantic sparse retrieval while accelerating inference and improving search.

OpenSearchCon North America 2024: A treasure trove of opportunities

Aug 20, 2024 • community-updates

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,...

Using heuristic evaluation to inform the user experience strategy of a product

Aug 16, 2024 • community-updates

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,...

Introducing the neural sparse two-phase algorithm

Aug 13, 2024 • technical-posts

We are excited to announce the release of a new feature in OpenSearch 2.15, a two-phase search pipeline for neural sparse retrieval. In testing, this feature has achieved significant speed...

Introducing OpenSearch 2.16

Aug 07, 2024 • releases

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...

Exploring concurrent segment search performance

Jul 30, 2024 • search, technical-post

In October 2023, we introduced concurrent segment search in OpenSearch as an experimental feature. Searching segments concurrently improves search latency across a large variety of workloads. This feature was made...

Optimize storage and performance with the MatchOnlyText field in OpenSearch

Jul 22, 2024 • technical-posts

The OpenSearch Project introduced a new field type called match_only_text in version 2.12. This field type is designed for full-text search scenarios where scoring and positional information of terms within...

Using OpenSearch to visualize metrics ingested with OpenTelemetry

Jul 16, 2024 • technical-post

OpenSearch provides OpenTelemetry ingestion by using Data Prepper as an ingestion tool. In this blog post, we explore how to analyze and visualize metrics indexed using this method.

OpenSearch at Berlin Buzzwords 2024

Jul 03, 2024 • community

June 9–11, the OpenSearch Project joined the community at Berlin Buzzwords to share knowledge and interact with the search and open-source communities.

Boosting Hybrid query performance in OpenSearch 2.15

Jul 02, 2024 • technical-posts

Since its introduction in OpenSearch 2.10, hybrid search has become popular among users looking to enhance the relevance of their semantic search results. By combining full-text search and semantic search,...

Optimizing OpenSearch with Faiss FP16 scalar quantization: Enhancing memory efficiency and cost-effectiveness

Jun 27, 2024 • technical-posts

The rise of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI has ushered in a new era of natural language processing capabilities. Vector databases have emerged as a crucial component in...

Diving into OpenSearch 2.15

Jun 25, 2024 • releases

OpenSearch 2.15 is now available with an array of new and expanded functionality to help you scale up performance and efficiency; advance stability, availability, and resiliency; and enhance your search...

Understanding vector radial search in OpenSearch

Jun 24, 2024 • technical-posts

Before OpenSearch version 2.14, the OpenSearch k-NN plugin only provided top K queries for approximate vector similarity search. OpenSearch 2.14 introduced a new type of vector search—radial search. Radial search...

OpenSearchCon San Francisco - Schedule and CFP Updates

Jun 21, 2024 • community

The OpenSearch Project invites the OpenSearch community to explore the future of search, analytics, and generative AI at the first OpenSearch user conference in North America. Join us in San...