StackSearch Launches Search as a Service
May 29, 2013
Search as a service subscription models are becoming more popular with the increasing need for scalable, stackable enterprise solutions. A new option is now on the market as StackSearch released their Qbox search as a service. Read more in the press release at Wall Street Journal entitled, “Stacksearch Launches Qbox Search-as-a-Service.”
The release begins:
“StackSearch, Inc. today announced the availability of Qbox.io search-as-a-service. Qbox, available via a tiered monthly subscription model, was built ‘by developers, for developers’ and empowers developers to incorporate supported and fully managed ElasticSearch indexes into their apps without having to worry about the hassle of installing, maintaining, and scaling on-premise search infrastructure.”
While the concepts StackSearch built on seem relevant, some organizations may hesitate to adopt. First, security and other issues often arise with new companies. StackSearch was founded in 2012 and has yet to be vetted across the industry. Also, the new solution depends on ElasticSearch, a new company itself, and one that has already encountered security and reliability concerns. While agility and scalability are features that enterprises find enticing, security reigns supreme. So organizations are still likely to turn to a tried-and-true company like LucidWorks for their valuable enterprise search and Big Data needs, without sacrificing innovation and creativity.
Emily Rae Aldridge, May 29, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Beyond Search
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Hey, thanks for the mention, Stephen and Emily. We at StackSearch (and qbox) appreciate it. However, I respectfully disagree that security is an issue. Our access policies are just as bullet-proof as any on-premise installation of ElasticSearch, if not more so because it’s the same technology. With due respect to LucidWorks, they have a formidable product, but it also has a price point orders of magnitude higher than qbox. We do not limit the customers indexes or queries, only the size of the cumulative index.
Still skeptical? In the case of vetting “across the industry”, I invite you or any of your readers to do so. We offer a free developer tier, and I will personally offer your readers a 60-day trial on any plan if they post a direct message to me, or a follow-up comment here. No cost, no pain. Please let me know your pain points.
Again, thanks so much.