Improve your Amazon OpenSearch Service performance with OpenSearch Optimized Instances
Big Data Blog
This article discusses how to improve the performance of Amazon OpenSearch Service by using OpenSearch Optimized Instances (OR1). OR1 instances are optimized for heavy indexing workloads like log analytics and observability.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Overview of OR1 instances and how they utilize local and remote storage
- Using OpenSearch Benchmark to assess performance metrics such as indexing throughput and search latency
- Performance benchmarking results comparing OR1 instances with memory-optimized instances, showing improvements in indexing time, garbage collection, and query performance
- Migration journey to OR1 instances, involving creating a new domain and migrating data
- Conclusion highlighting the benefits of OR1 instances for OpenSearch Service workloads
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