The Open Source Way

OpenSearch


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In this episode, our host Karsten Hohage talks with our guests Juergen Walter, Pallavi Priyadarshini, and Karsten Schnitter about OpenSearch. OpenSearch is an open-source search, analytics and observability suite which has been enhanced with significant AI capabilities.

This episode showcases the current use of OpenSearch within SAP. It also discusses the project history, community development, and the project’s future. OpenSearch is shaping the future by combining advanced full-text search, observability, and analytics capabilities—all community-driven and completely open source.

Guests:

Juergen Walter

Juergen Walter is an observability expert in SAP BTP observability driving ingestion and usage, certifications, and stability topics for SAP Cloud Logging and other services. He is a member of the newly formed OpenSearch Observability TAG and contributed improvements for OpenSearch ingest.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juergen-walter/

Pallavi Priyadarshini

As Director of Search, Pallavi Priyadarshini leads Search at the OpenSearch Project and Amazon’s OpenSearch Service, including its managed and serverless offerings. She also serves on the Technical Steering Committee of the OpenSearch Project, helping guide the open-source platform’s technical direction.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallavipr/

Karsten Schnitter

Karsten Schnitter is a software architect working in the observability area of the SAP Business Technology Platform. He is responsible for SAP Cloud Logging and other logging services for SAP BTP. Karsten is also a member of the technical steering committee at the OpenSearch Project.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-schnitter-7b85b174/

Show Notes:
  • SAP Cloud Logging at Discovery Center: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/serviceCatalog/cloud-logging
  • OpenSearch Main Page: https://opensearch.org/
  • Github Project: https://github.com/opensearch-project
  • Case Study | OpenSearch@SAP: https://opensearch.org/blog/case-study-sap-unifies-observability-at-scale-with-opensearch-and-opentelemetry/
  • OpenSearchCon North America 2025 | YouTube Playlist: https://url.sap/wk5m42
  • Podcast | The Open Source Way Episode 24: Cloud Foundry – A One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Application Development
  • Podcast | The Open Source Way Episode 24: Project “Kyma” – An Easy Way to Extend Enterprise Applications
  • SAP Open Source Program Office
    • SAP Open Source homepage
    • SAP Open Source at SAP Community
    • SAP Open Source on X (@sapopensource)
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      • Host:

        Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I)

        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/

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