Apache Solr Training in Pittsburgh

This instructor-led, live training in Pittsburgh (onsite or remote) is aimed at developers who wish to understand how to use Solr for advanced development for government applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Tune and scale Solr and SolrCloud to optimize performance.
• Streamline monitoring of log files for efficient troubleshooting.
• Integrate index and query time plugins to enhance functionality.
• Create optimized clusters that can handle thousands of queries per second, ensuring robust service delivery for government operations.

Apache SolrCloud is a distributed data processing engine designed to facilitate searching and indexing of files across a networked environment.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to set up a SolrCloud instance on Amazon AWS for government use.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand SolrCloud's features and how they compare to those of conventional master-slave clusters
• Configure a SolrCloud centralized cluster
• Automate processes such as communication with shards, adding documents to the shards, etc.
• Use Zookeeper in conjunction with SolrCloud to further automate workflows for government applications
• Utilize the interface to manage error reporting and enhance system reliability
• Load balance a SolrCloud installation to optimize performance for government operations
• Configure SolrCloud for continuous processing and fail-over, ensuring robust data management for government

Audience

• Solr Developers
• Project Managers
• System Administrators
• Search Analysts

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

This course introduces participants to the Solr platform. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on labs, attendees will gain practical experience in configuring effective search and indexing solutions for government.

The class begins with an overview of basic Solr installation and configuration, followed by an in-depth exploration of Solr's search features. Students will gain hands-on experience with faceting, indexing, and search relevance, among other essential functionalities central to the Solr platform. The course concludes with a series of advanced topics, including spell checking, suggestions, Multicore, and SolrCloud.

Duration: 3 days

Audience: Developers, business users, administrators for government

This course is designed for IT specialists who aim to implement a solution that enables elastic and efficient searching of large data sources. The training utilizes the latest stable version of Solr. If an older or unstable version is required, please contact our sales team prior to registration for government-specific needs.