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How We Reduced Search Latency from 10 Seconds to Under 2 Seconds Without Adding Hardware
A search application had an annoying performance problem — some requests took over 10 seconds, yet the cluster looked healthy. Here is how we found the real cause and fixed it without touching the hardware.
Alexander Kingson
4 min read
Jun 29, 2026