Why should I use Acquia Search over my own Apache Solr server and the Drupal.org Apache Solr modules?
• Acquia has assembled all the client code, and the Acquia Search module provides some automatic configuration of Apache Solr • Acquia will manage server performance, backups, and master-slave replication • Acquia’s search offering is highly available which means it can survive a single search server failure. This is important for organizations which require their search service as a critical part of their website experience. A failure to provide a single search result means your users are going to a search engine, like google, to find their answer and possibly away from your site. • Acquia’s search service is secure and private. Acquia understands that some content should remain private, and that confidential content should be guaranteed delivery. Acquia’s search service uses a secure protocol to make sure the search results on your site are secure and are an accurate representation of the content on your site. • Acquia’s search service is scalable on demand. You never know when your
