Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice on how to streamline our internal search process. We’ve got a bunch of different systems (Wordpress, Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint, Dynamics AX, and Moodle) that all have their own search functions. It’s a real pain having to log into each one separately to find info.
What I’m after is a single search interface that can query all these systems at once. I don’t want to create a new central database, just something that can take a user’s search, send it to all our platforms, and display the results in one place.
I’ve tried searching online for solutions, but I’m coming up empty. Has anyone tackled a similar problem or know of any tools that might help? I’d really appreciate any suggestions!
yo zack, i feel ur pain with all those systems! have u checked out federated search tools? they can query multiple sources without a central db. maybe something like coveo or sinequa could work? worth a look if u havent already. good luck man!
I’ve encountered a similar challenge in my previous role. We implemented Apache Solr as our unified search solution. It’s an open-source enterprise search platform that can index and search multiple data sources simultaneously. We configured connectors for each of our internal systems, allowing Solr to crawl and index the content regularly.
The beauty of Solr is its flexibility and scalability. We created a custom front-end interface that sent queries to Solr, which then searched across all our indexed systems. The results were consolidated and displayed in a single, user-friendly format.
While the initial setup required some technical expertise, the long-term benefits in terms of improved productivity and user satisfaction were substantial. It might be worth exploring Solr or similar enterprise search engines for your use case.
hey zack, tht sounds like a tricky situation! have you looked into enterprise search platforms like elastic or algolia? they might integrate with your systems. what about custom api solutions? has anyone else dealt with this kind of challenge?