This article shouldn't flat out make the decision for you, but these concerns raised by the guys at StackOverflow (over SQL Server 2008) helped guide us toward Solr:
http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/11/SQL-Server-Text -- Hector On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:17 AM, Mersad wrote: > hi Everyone, > > I am wondering how much benefit I get if I move from SQL server to Solr in my > text -baed search project. > Any help is apprechiated ! > > > best > Mersad