Launch of OpsGPT and more! We’re happy to share some of Opster’s highlights from the second quarter of 2023 and some of our upcoming features that will be released soon.  Our Q2 has been a whirlwind of activity, with the roll-out of numerous innovative functionalities, each tailored to meet the evolving demands of our customers and the community as a whole. If you want to try them out for yourself, you can start a free trial here. Here’s a few of the most exciting features we added: Q2-2023 Feature Highlights Increasing community support with OpsGPT New cost saving opportunities with Au ..read more

Opster has joined the Amazon Partner Network, bringing cutting-edge OpenSearch & Elasticsearch management solutions to the AWS ecosystem Opster is proud to announce our partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), joining the prestigious Amazon Partner Network (APN). Our ongoing partnership with AWS and OpenSearch allows us to offer our advanced OpenSearch & Elasticsearch management solutions to AWS customers, making search optimization more accessible and efficient than ever before. The Amazon Partner Network is a global partner program that provides business, technical, marketing and ..read more

Everybody’s talking about (or to) ChatGPT and worrying about AI taking over the world – but how will these new developments affect how we build site and enterprise search? Charlie Hull, Managing Consultant at search relevance specialists OpenSource Connections and a search expert for over 20 years, explains… Search engines have historically struggled to capture meaning and context from both their source documents and user queries. The ranking of search results in these engines is derived from statistical methods that calculate the rarity of a word within a document and within the entire set of ..read more

We’re happy to share some of Opster’s highlights from the first quarter of 2023 and some of our upcoming features that will be released soon.  In Q1 we introduced tons of exciting new functionalities that help our customers and answer their needs. If you want to try them out for yourself, you can start a free trial here. Here’s a few of the most exciting features we added: Q1-2023 Feature Highlights: Easily detect and track cost saving opportunities with AutoOps Tune your event notifications to your exact needs using EventMute and AutoMute Connect new clusters to AutoOps quickly & e ..read more

Introduction  Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) and Opster Management Console (OMC) are three popular solutions for managing Elasticsearch.  ECK is a Kubernetes Operator for deploying and managing Elasticsearch clusters on Kubernetes. There is both a free and paid version of ECK, with some important features being available solely on the paid version through Elastic Enterprise. However, there is no UI available for either version, making this option less comfortable for some users. ECE is a commercial, multi-cloud platform for deploying and managing El ..read more

Opster has announced today that AutoOps is now listed on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. Opster AutoOps is designed specifically for organizations that rely on Elasticsearch and OpenSearch for their mission-critical applications. AutoOps improves performance, automates routine database operations and reduces the time and cost associated with managing Elasticsearch and OpenSearch. Being listed on AWS Marketplace opens up new opportunities for customers looking for search solutions and support. This listing makes it easier for organizations to discover, purchase, and manage the soluti ..read more

Opster’s OpenSearch Kubernetes Operator, licensed Apache V2, simplifies spinning up and scaling clusters, optimizing configuration, upgrading versions, security and more. Whether you’re managing your own K8s cluster or going the hosted route, you can deploy the OpenSearch Operator and benefit from its abilities on all cloud environments. In addition to the many existing features, the Operator has recently gained two new features – the Snapshot Manager and Monitoring for OpenSearch environments.  Operator Snapshot Manager The Snapshot Manager is an extremely useful feature that allows user ..read more

As we kick off 2023, we’re happy to share some of Opster’s highlights from the last quarter of 2022 and some of our upcoming features that will be released this year.  At the end of 2022 we introduced tons of exciting new functionalities that help our customers and answer their needs. Here’s a few of them: Q4-2022 Feature Highlights  One Login integration Enhancements to Shard View Event improvements Sorting of search and indexing latency API access for AutoOps Grafana integration for AutoOps Advanced abilities with Opster Management Console New AutoOps Reports Automatic Templa ..read more

Last updated: November 2022 Developer forums are riddled with questions about OpenSearch errors and exceptions. Although never a pleasant topic, errors and exceptions can serve as a powerful tool, illuminating deeper issues in your OpenSearch infrastructure that need to be fixed. Getting acquainted with some of the prevalent failures will not only save you time and effort, but also help ensure the overall health of your OpenSearch cluster. At Opster, we have analyzed a wide range of OpenSearch problems to understand what caused them. In this blog post, we’ll explain why some OpenSearch errors ..read more

Last updated on: November 2022 OpenSearch, an open-source, full-text search engine, allows for massive volumes of data to be stored, searched, and analyzed rapidly in near real-time. As one of the most popular search engines, it is used by companies of all sectors and sizes, including giants such as Facebook, Netflix, and LinkedIn. OpenSearch is employed behind the scenes, integrating with backend infrastructure where it provides the underlying technology that powers applications. OpenSearch teams have made a tremendous effort in designing OpenSearch so that it can be set up fairly quickly and ..read more