On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Jeff Crump <jcr...@hq.mercycorps.org>wrote:
> Hi, > I hope this message is OK for this list. > > I'm looking into search solutions for an intranet site built with Drupal. > Eventually we'd like to scale to enterprise search, which would include the > Drupal site, a document repository, and Jive SBS (collaboration software). > I'm interested in Lucene/Solr because of its scalability, faceted search > and > optimization features, and because it is free. Our problem is that we are a > non-profit organization with only three very busy programmers/sys admins > supporting our employees around the world. > > To help me argue for Solr in terms of total cost, I'm hoping that members > of > this list can share their insights about the following: > > * About how many hours of programming did it take you to set up your > instance of Lucene/Solr (not counting time spent on optimization)? > > For me this generally took 30 to 70 hours to create the entire search application depending on the features on the web application and the complexity of the site. > * Are there any disadvantages of going with a certified distribution rather > than the standard distribution? > > > The people at Lucid Imagination can probably provide a better answer for this. It is not really a disadvantage to go with the certified version but you may have to pay in order to get the certified distribution. However, you will get dedicated support if you happen to run into any issues or need technical assistance. If you use the standard version you can always get help from the mailing list if you have any issues. > Thanks and best regards, > Jeff > > Jeff Crump > jcr...@hq.mercycorps.org > > > > > > > > > > > -- "Good Enough" is not good enough. To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. Quality First. Measure Twice. Cut Once. http://www.israelekpo.com/
