In Part 1 of this series I walked through the foundations of Elasticsearch queries: the mental model, why mapping is your best friend, and how to choose between filters and matches. Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and look at some of the practical query types that you’ll actually use when building real-world…
When I first got to know Elasticsearch, I told myself: “Well, this is just another database… right?”But I was wrong. Elasticsearch is actually different. It kind of feels like a mix between a search engine and a database.To be honest, I’m still not very comfortable with it myself 🙂But in this post—which is the first…
Data is the lifeblood of organizations. Yet, throughout my career, I’ve often encountered the reality that having data alone isn’t enough. What truly matters is how we organize and effectively use that data. This is where the art and science of data modeling come into play. Data modeling isn’t just a technical process—it’s a deep,…
