
Amazon OpenSearch Service introduces Derived Source, a feature that reduces storage requirements by dynamically reconstructing document source fields instead of storing them permanently.


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Amazon OpenSearch Service introduces Derived Source, a new feature designed to optimize storage for OpenSearch domains.
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<li>Allows skipping storage of source fields and dynamically deriving them when needed</li>
<li>Reduces storage consumption by not storing the entire \_source field</li>
<li>Can reconstruct documents dynamically during search, get, reindex, or update operations</li>
<li>Available in all regions supporting OpenSearch 3.1</li>
<li>Opt-in feature that can be enabled during index creation</li>
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This feature helps organizations optimize storage resources by providing a more efficient way to manage document metadata in OpenSearch Service.
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Amazon OpenSearch Service announces Derived Source for storage optimization

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