AWS moves OpenSearch under the Linux Foundation umbrella
AWS has transitioned OpenSearch to the Linux Foundation, forming the OpenSearch Foundation to enhance community involvement, support cloud-native architecture, and broaden adoption beyond AWS, especially in AI contexts.
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AWS has announced the transition of OpenSearch, its open-source fork of Elasticsearch, to the Linux Foundation, establishing the OpenSearch Foundation. This move follows AWS's initial launch of OpenSearch in 2021, which was prompted by Elastic's shift to a proprietary license for its Elasticsearch and Kibana projects. The transition aims to foster a community-driven approach and enhance contributions from various organizations, including SAP and Uber, which are joining as premier members. AWS's general manager for search services, Mukul Karnik, emphasized the project's evolution towards a more cloud-native architecture and the introduction of innovations like separating compute and storage. The Linux Foundation will provide governance and support for the OpenSearch community, helping to dispel the notion that OpenSearch is solely an AWS initiative. This strategic shift is expected to facilitate broader adoption and growth of OpenSearch, particularly as interest in its capabilities as a vector database increases in the context of AI advancements.
- AWS transitions OpenSearch to the Linux Foundation, creating the OpenSearch Foundation.
- The move aims to enhance community involvement and contributions from various companies.
- OpenSearch has evolved to a cloud-native architecture with new features.
- The Linux Foundation will provide governance and support for the OpenSearch community.
- The transition helps broaden OpenSearch's adoption beyond AWS's influence.
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