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Managed OpenSearch®
Enterprise search, built to scale

Managed Apache Kafka® scale real-time data streaming with confidence

Unlock the potential of your unstructured data. NetApp Instaclustr delivers managed OpenSearch clusters, ready to power everything from log analytics and advanced application monitoring to advanced semantic search.

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Deploy a managed OpenSearch cluster and run your first real-time query

Search smarter with a fully managed true open source solution

Our platform is designed to solve the challenges of managing OpenSearch at scale. Our features ensure seamless operations and allow your teams to focus on innovation, not infrastructure.
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Deploy quickly
Spin up production-ready OpenSearch clusters in minutes without needing advanced technical skills. Use our console, API, or Terraform provider for an effortless setup.
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Scale flexibly
Adapt to fluctuating workloads with dynamic scaling options. Manage bursting demands worry-free, whether running on-prem, in the cloud, or hybrid environments.
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Ensure performance
Leverage our proactive monitoring tools to ensure your environment operates at peak efficiency.
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Expert support
Experience peace of mind with 24/7 support from our team of seasoned OpenSearch professionals, so you’re always covered.

The foundation for AI at scale

AI-powered search

Deploy a sophisticated pipeline to ingest, vectorize, and search your data. Transform how users interact with information by delivering more intuitive and accurate results.

  • Use cases: Semantic search, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), chatbots
  • Technologies used: OpenSearch
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Optimize data pipelines for RAG

Deploy scalable and highly available vector databases to power your most demanding AI workloads. Build intelligent applications on a resilient foundation designed for high performance and reliability.

  • Use cases: VectorDB, Vector Distributed Databases
  • Technologies used: OpenSearch, PostgreSQL
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Eliminate the burden of self-managed OpenSearch

Transform your data with integrated vector search and AI capabilities directly within OpenSearch. Focus on building your applications knowing that Instaclustr Managed OpenSearch comes optimized for your needs.

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Features

Managing OpenSearch in-house

Features: Performance optimization

Managing OpenSearch in-house: Requires advanced in-house expertise

Features: Scalability

Managing OpenSearch in-house: Requires significant planning, manual configuration and hardware/resource investment

Features: Stress-free resilience

Managing OpenSearch in-house: Custom setup for redundancy and manual intervention during failover

Features: Upgrades and maintenance

Managing OpenSearch in-house: Manual upgrades and maintenance, with frequent downtime

Features: SLA guarantee

Managing OpenSearch in-house: No SLA

Features: Pricing

Managing OpenSearch in-house: Variable expenses for cloud services or hardware and software for on-prem deployments

Features: Security compliance

Managing OpenSearch in-house: Needs custom implementation

Why Instaclustr Is the smarter choice for OpenSearch

Transform your data with integrated vector search and AI, backed by our 24/7 expert support—making it easy to deploy, secure, manage, operate, and scale your OpenSearch cluster.

  • Fully managed and hosted, 100% open source +
    • Run in your cloud provider account or ours
    • 24×7 support
    • SOC2, ISO27001 and ISO27018 Certified
    • PCI-DSS and HIPPA compliant
    • Built in monitoring
    • Provision via console, API or Terraform provider
  • Up to 99.999% availability SLA & up to 99% Latency SLAs +

    We offer a 99.999% SLA availability for enterprise OpenSearch clusters.

    We offer SLAs of up to 99% for read/write transactions to an Instaclustr maintained index in the cluster within specified latency threshold.

  • Special purpose node types +

    The option to configure multiple dedicated special purpose node types to your cluster to optimize cluster configuration and increase performance.

  • Searchable snapshots +

    Search through snapshot data stored in remote storage directly from your OpenSearch cluster without the need to do a full restore.

  • Hourly backups +

    We make data security simple by scheduling hourly backups of all your OpenSearch data.

  • Add OpenSearch Dashboards +

    Easily add an OpenSearch Dashboards node to your cluster in our console. OpenSearch Dashboards enable you to visualize and navigate OpenSearch data. This provides you with the freedom to select the way you want to present the data, including histograms, pie charts, line graphs, etc. OpenSearch Dashboards can also help you visualize across a variety of formats including geospatial, graph exploration, and time series.

 The powerful search and analytics suite for open source

Experience the power of optimized search and analysis with managed OpenSearch. Focus on core operations while we automate and scale your infrastructure.

Performance

OpenSearch provides high-performance search. Internally, it is built with optimized algorithms and data structures to suit any type of data you choose to store and index. Instaclustr helps by further optimizing and maintaining your OpenSearch cluster over time.

Optimized configuration

Our OpenSearch configurations are tuned for reliability, performance, and security. Based on years of experience operating tens of millions of node hours for customers in every sector, we offer optimal instance types and configurations on each cloud.

Enterprise-grade security

Alongside built-in monitoring, your managed OpenSearch deployment will come with a number of enterprise-grade security features available, including PCI-DSS compliance and Private Network Clusters.

Plugin framework

Instaclustr for OpenSearch includes a range of OpenSearch plugins. These plugins can be enabled at any time through our console, API or Terraform. Our plugins include a myriad of benefits including reduced storage costs, increased accuracy of search results and much more.

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"NetApp Instaclustr is proud to have called itself a supporter of the OpenSearch project since its inception in 2021, bringing its powerful capabilities to our customers and empowering them to leverage their data for the AI era. With its integration into the Linux Foundation, OpenSearch begins a new chapter that fully embraces the spirit of open source software. We remain committed to supporting the development and growth of the project and its community of developers and users as they drive innovation together."

Ben Slater, CPO, NetApp Instaclustr

 FAQs

  • What is managed OpenSearch? +

    Managed OpenSearch is a cloud-based service that automates the deployment, operation, and scaling of the OpenSearch search and analytics engine for users. This service takes care of infrastructure, patching, security, and other administrative tasks, allowing customers to focus on using OpenSearch for tasks like data analysis and search, rather than managing the underlying infrastructure.

  • How is Instaclustr for OpenSearch different from AWS OpenSearch Service and Elastic Cloud? +

    Instaclustr provides a 100% open source OpenSearch experience with no vendor lock-in and a 99.999% uptime SLA. Instaclustr is best for open source advocates seeking vendor-neutral platform with flexibility and cost transparency.

  • Can I migrate from Elasticsearch to Instaclustr for OpenSearch? +

    Yes. Our team has conducted numerous migrations and understand the challenges and nuances of the migration process.

    Seamless Elasticsearch to OpenSearch migrations with Instaclustr

  • How does Instaclustr handle hosting for OpenSearch? +

    Your cloud instance or ours, and even on-prem. Wherever you prefer your data to live, Instaclustr meets you where you are.

  • How does Instaclustr handle security for OpenSearch? +

    NetApp Instaclustr ensures robust security for OpenSearch with enterprise-grade encryption for data at rest and in transit, strict access controls, and constant monitoring to safeguard against threats. Additionally, it meets GDPR, SOC2, ISO27001 and ISO27018 requirements, and offers PCI-compliant solutions.

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