Sigmie blog
Sigmie Blog
Notes on search, Elasticsearch internals, and what we are building.
A different approach for Elasticsearch
Why Sigmie takes a different approach to Elasticsearch in PHP — fluent API, no boilerplate, focus on relevance instead of low-level mappings.
Read articleWhy are Search services expensive
Why hosted search-as-a-service is so expensive — what you actually pay for under the hood and when running your own Elasticsearch makes sense.
Read articleHigh level Elasticsearch properties
A walkthrough of Sigmie's predefined Elasticsearch property types and the analysis decisions baked in to get the best search relevance out of the box.
Read articleElasticsearch shards rules
Practical rules of thumb for calculating Elasticsearch primary and replica shards — sizing, distribution, and the math behind cluster capacity.
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