Multi-store
Keep assortment, settings, events and analytics separate per store where needed.
Multi-store →Enterprise
Search for multiple stores, markets and complex catalogs.
In addition to relevance, Enterprise search also requires clear governance, store isolation, data quality, scalable integration and measurability per market or store.
Enterprise issues
Six areas determine whether search remains manageable on a larger scale.
International
Work with local terminology, spelling, ranking and merchandising by market.
International →Governance
Determine which rules are central, who is allowed to make changes and how exceptions are managed.
Governance →Product data
Combine large catalogues, variants, identifiers and technical attributes without invisible data quality.
Product data →Integration
Connect commerce, PIM, events and storefront through an architecture that fits existing platform boundaries.
Developers →Operations
Monitor releases, latency, index freshness, event health and incidents with store context.
Search Operations →For teams, not just technology
Enterprise search touches multiple roles at once.
E-Commerce
Wants to be able to send relevance, merchandising and commercial control without a change in code for any adjustment.
Merchandising →Data & analytics
Want consistent definitions for query behavior, clicks, conversion and store equations.
Analytics →Development
Wants clear API-, event and integration boundaries with predictable release behavior.
Developer Center →Operations & governance
Wants control over roles, modifications, monitoring and incident response.
Trust →Review on own architecture
Enterprise-fit is evidenced by data, workflows and responsibilities.
Use proprietary catalogs, stores, query sets, integration boundaries, and management processes to assess whether Findoviq fits. A generic demo says too little for that.
DomainEnterprise questionFloor
StoresHow does context remain separate?Isolation
GovernanceWho can change what?Governance
IntegrationIs it in line with our stack?Integrations
OperationsHow do we monitor production?Operations