We use the Amazon Cloudsearch to get queries super fast, and don't have our system loaded to make these queries. CloudSearch is used in our application, so everyone that uses the application will get queries from CloudSearch. One of the business problems that it solves is to get some queries that can take some time in our system.

Pros and Cons

Really fast queries
Good Reporting
Reduce the cost of the server

Can take some time to implement
The initial configuration can be tricky
Takes some time to update the values

Likelihood to Recommend

Amazon Cloudsearch can be suitable for some queries that require fast data. For example, in our case, we used CloudSearch, in a tool called Global Search. That will search everything like names, emails and a lot of stuff in our application. If you want fast data and you have a simple query, Global Search isn't appropriate for you.

Return on Investment

Positive Point - Reduced the server load
Negative point - Not suitable for all queries
Negative Point - Time to implement this feature

Alternatives Considered

I didn't investigate the best alternatives to CloudSearch, but did help with implementing this feature in our application. But from what i tested and used - Cloudsearch is very fast to get queries. Some negative points can be the time to implement this and some configurations that can be tricky.

Other Software Used

JIRA Software

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