Blog — Biswajit Nath

Technical writing on Apache Solr, distributed systems, search infrastructure, and software engineering at scale.

What Working with TB-Scale Data Taught Me About Apache Solr

TB-scale data doesn't forgive inefficient queries. Here's what building high-performance search with Apache Solr taught me about engineering for scale.

Published: 2026-07-20 · 4 min read

Tags: Solr, Apache Solr, Cyber Security, SIEM

You Typed “iph”. Amazon Already Knows What You’re Looking For.

Modern autocomplete isn't just a database query. It's a carefully optimized pipeline powered by Lucene's inverted index, Finite State Transducers (FST), compressed posting lists, intelligent caching, and distributed search architecture.

Published: 2026-07-21 · 5 min read

Tags: Solr, Elastic Search, Autocomplete

The Apache Solr Mistake That Cost Me Hours: Understanding indexed, stored, docValues, and Why text_general Betrayed Me

That single question sent me down one of the deepest rabbit holes I’ve had while working with Apache Solr.

Published: 2026-07-21 · 5 min read

Tags: Solr, Elastic Search, Lucene, SIEM

Solr vs Elasticsearch: The Search Engine Debate Every Backend Engineer Eventually Has

We’re building search. Should we use Solr or Elasticsearch?

Published: 2026-07-21 · 5 min read

Tags: Solr, Elastic Search, Lucene, SIEM