Elasticsearch Server - Third Edition by Marek Rogozinski

Leverage Elasticsearch to create a robust, fast, and flexible search solution with easeAbout This BookBoost the searching capabilities of your system through synonyms, multilingual data handling, nested objects and parent-child documentsDeep dive into the world of data aggregation and data analysis with ElasticSearchExplore a wide range of ElasticSearch modules that define the behavior of a clusterWho This Book Is ForIf you are a competent developer and want to learn about the great and exciting world of ElasticSearch, then this book is for you. No prior knowledge of Java or Apache Lucene is needed.What You Will LearnConfigure, create, and retrieve data from your indicesUse an ElasticSearch query DSL to create a wide range of queriesDiscover the highlighting and geographical search features offered by ElasticSearchFind out how to index data that is not flat or data that has a relationshipExploit a prospective search to search for queries not documentsUse the aggregations framework to get more from your data and improve your clients search experienceMonitor your cluster state and health using the ElasticSearch API as well as third-party monitoring solutionsDiscover how to properly set up ElasticSearch for various use casesIn DetailElasticSearch is a very fast and scalable open source search engine, designed with distribution and cloud in mind, complete with all the goodies that Apache Lucene has to offer. ElasticSearchs schema-free architecture allows developers to index and search unstructured content, making it perfectly suited for both small projects and large big data warehouses, even those with petabytes of unstructured data.This book will guide you through the world of the most commonly used ElasticSearch server functionalities. Youll start off by getting an understanding of the basics of ElasticSearch and its data indexing functionality. Next, you will see the querying capabilities of ElasticSearch, followed by a through explanation of scoring and search relevance. After this, you will explore the aggregation and data analysis capabilities of ElasticSearch and will learn how cluster administration and scaling can be used to boost your application performance. Youll find out how to use the friendly REST APIs and how to tune ElasticSearch to make the most of it. By the end of this book, you will have be able to create amazing search solutions as per your projects specifications.Style and approachThis step-by-step guide is full of screenshots and real-world examples to take you on a journey through the wonderful world of full text search provided by ElasticSearch.