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  • ▸ SSPL / ELv2 licensing forced the move — OpenSearch is the destination, but the migration scope (security plugin, dashboards, query DSL validation) needs honest audit before commitment.
  • ▸ Amazon OpenSearch Service pricing looks attractive but needs validation against actual workload — self-managed-on-K8s might be meaningfully cheaper at scale.
  • ▸ Neural Search vs k-NN — RAG architecture decision is overdue, and the embedding-model-lock-in tradeoffs are real.

JusDB OpenSearch consultants give you the written decision document — not a Slack-thread opinion. Book an OpenSearch architecture review →

Strategic advisory — not execution

OpenSearch Consulting Services

In short: OpenSearch consulting is strategic advisory covering the Elasticsearch-vs-OpenSearch decision, cluster topology and shard sizing, Neural Search and k-NN vector architecture for RAG, Amazon OpenSearch Service vs self-managed economics, ISM lifecycle, and security migration. You need it when SSPL/ELv2 licensing forces a move or a managed-vs-self-hosted cost call needs an honest, written audit.

Elasticsearch-vs-OpenSearch decisions, Neural Search and k-NN vector architecture, Amazon OpenSearch Service vs self-managed economics, cluster sizing, and ISM lifecycle design. See the OpenSearch hub for the broader services overview, or the ES vs OS comparison for the side-by-side decision matrix.

What our OpenSearch consulting covers

Each deliverable is a written decision document, sized topology proposal, or costed trade-off analysis.

Licensing & Engine Decision
SSPL/ELv2 impact analysis vs Apache 2.0 OpenSearch, the ES-vs-OS decision matrix with feature-divergence list, and the migration math when licensing forces a move.
Neural Search & Vector
Neural Search end-to-end pipeline vs k-NN low-level vector primitive, embedding-model selection, HNSW vs IVF tuning, hybrid retrieval architecture for RAG.
Cluster Topology
Master / data / ingest / coordinating role splits, hot/warm/cold tier ratios, shard count and size targets, ISM policy design for the retention curve.
AWS vs Self-Managed
Amazon OpenSearch Service economics vs self-managed-on-K8s with the OpenSearch operator — TCO modelled against actual workload and growth curve.
Security & Governance
OpenSearch Security configuration, RBAC role mapping, document/field-level security, multi-tenancy via dashboards, audit log design.
Ingest Pipeline Design
Data Prepper vs Logstash vs Fluent Bit decision, ingest-pipeline processor selection, dead-letter queue handling, OpenTelemetry exporter integration.
Observability Architecture
OpenSearch Observability + Trace Analytics for logs+metrics+traces, when it's the right consolidated platform, when Grafana + Loki + Tempo wins instead.

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