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No offense, but I hate your business model. Convincing devs to put their search db in the hands of a small hosted startup is a recipe for disaster (see indextan
by nestlequ1k 13y ago
No offense, but I hate your business model. Convincing devs to put their search db in the hands of a small hosted startup is a recipe for disaster (see indextank).
There must be a better way. ElasticSearch and MongoDB use open source business models that I think tend to work much better for smart devs picking technologies (irrespective of their actual products).
- hboon 13y agoWhat was wrong with indextank?
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- kwi 13y agoThey got acquired by LinkedIn and they shutdown the service.
- kwi 13y agoHmm, from my own experience - yes, there is alternative open search engines, and there are a lot actually. But did you ever try one on your own? Most of them are a nightmare to setup and are atrociously slow as soon as you get a few thousands entries... Sometimes, it's definitely worth it to externalize some expertise. Search is definitely not easy to masterize. (And I was a user of indextank when they shutdown)
- nestlequ1k 13y agoAgreed, I think there's a good middle ground. Lots of hosted APIs use open technologies, and I'm paying for the convenience of someone handling everything for me, without being locked into a single provider who will likely get acquihired and shut down at some point.