December 17, 2013
In addition to Riak Data Types, there were a number of other presentations about Riak 2.0 features at RICON West. With the Technical Preview of Riak 2.0, we also announced a completely redesigned Riak Search.
Riak is a straight key/value data store and all objects are stored on disk as binaries. It is content agnostic – meaning you can store any type of data as the value in Riak. To improve the usability and functionality of Riak, we offer multiple querying options including Riak Search, Secondary Indexing, and MapReduce. Riak Search is a full-text search that allows Riak developers to index the contents of stored values. While Riak Search offers much needed functionality, it had its flaws.
In Riak 2.0, Riak Search received a complete overhaul. Riak Search 2.0 leverages the Apache Solr full-text document indexing engine directly. Riak users now get the power of Solr, with the availability and scalability of Riak. This upgrade also supports the Solr client-queries API, which enables integration with existing software solutions.
Eric Redmond is one of the Riak engineers who works on Riak Search. At RICON, he presented “Riak Search 2.0,” which walks through what’s new with Riak Search and why you’d want to use it. He also provides some impressive demos that show off the power of Solr and Riak.
For more information on Riak Search 2.0, check out these resources on Github.
