Big Data is New Google API Biggest Challenge

November 5, 2012

Google is making a push into the enterprise search market. One step toward doing so is the introduction of the Google Translate API and an update to its search appliance. Matthew Eichner, general manager of Global Enterprise Search, says that Google is taking a different approach to enterprise than in the past. Full details can be read in, “Google Updates Search Appliance – Adds Google Translate API To Target Global Market.” It is reasonable that Google would want a piece of the enterprise market, but many obstacles stand in its way.

The article’s author, Alex Williams, writes:

“Open-source search providers are GSA’s deepest competition. LucidWorks is one of the leaders in providing enterprise search. In May, it launched a data beta project, LucidWorks Big Data, which certifies and integrates Apache open source components to develop and manage big data applications. Yes, Google does have an edge in search overall but what I don’t see is GSA’s application to big data applications.”

LucidWorks has the name recognition and the industry support to continue its dominance of the open source enterprise search market. Venturing out into Big Data is just icing on the cake, a move that LucidWorks can naturally make, while others are rushing to catch up.

Emily Rae Aldridge, November 05, 2012

Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Big data, Enterprise search, News, Open source

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Stephen E. Arnold monitors search, content processing, text mining and related topics from his high-tech nerve center in rural Kentucky. He tries to winnow the goose feathers from the giblets. He works with colleagues worldwide to make this Web log useful to those who want to go "beyond search". Contact him at sa [at] arnoldit.com. His Web site with additional information about search is arnoldit.com.