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Lucid Imagination » The Seven Deadly Sins of Solr

Props to Jay Hill on an excellent article on things to watch for when setting up Solr: Lucid Imagination » The Seven Deadly Sins of Solr.

Lucid Imagination » Announcement: New LucidWorks Certified Distribution for Solr

Lucid Imagination » Announcement: New LucidWorks Certified Distribution for Solr.
Our new Solr distro is out, along w/ the reference guide.  Ref. guide can also be searched online via http://search.lucidimagination.com.

InfoQ: Lucid Imagination Releases Performance Monitoring Utility for Apache Lucene

I spoke with Charles Humble from InfoQ yesterday about LucidGaze for Lucene.  You can read the details at InfoQ: Lucid Imagination Releases Performance Monitoring Utility for Apache Lucene.

Public Training on Apache Solr

In addition to Lucid’s online Solr training, we now offer public classroom training: Classroom Training Schedule | Enterprise Search support for Apache Lucene and Solr by Lucid Imagination.

Digg this: Podcast with Digg.com on their use of Apache Solr

My Podcast with Digg.com Sr. Software Engineer Sammy Yu was just posted on Lucid’s website:
Grant Ingersoll Talks with Sammy Yu | Enterprise Search support for Apache Lucene and Solr by Lucid Imagination

Lucid Imagination » Webinar: Get Started Faster, Get Better Results

Lucid Imagination » Webinar: Get Started Faster, Get Better Results
Still not too late to sign up.  Got a good crowd already, but the more the merrier.

Lucid, Apache Lucene/Solr and Open Source for America

In case you missed the announcement, Lucid Imagination has joined a new open source advocacy group called OSA – Open Source for America.
While it is obvious that having the government use more open source would benefit me from a company standpoint, I think there are many other reasons to support such an effort.  First and [...]

Online Apache Solr Training

My company, Lucid Imagination, is now offering online classes for Solr.  Read Online Training Schedule | Enterprise Search support for Apache Lucene and Solr by Lucid Imagination for more details.

Trends: Interest in Lucene continues to accelerate

Trends: Interest in Lucene continues to accelerate
Interesting take on Lucene adoption: job ads for Lucene (and Solr) are on the rise.  I can personally attest to this as well, as the the volume from recruiters hitting me up has definitely picked up in recent months.
Although it really isn’t a surprise to those of us who [...]

CIOZone.com Lucene/Solr/Lucid piece

A short high level piece that I did with CIOZone.com on Lucene/Solr and Lucid is available at CIOZone.com – Professional Network for CIOs and IT Professionals.