SOLR indexes tend to be larger than the documents they index.

Examining the relative size of a data store and the size of the SOLR index of that data, one finds the size of the index is usually larger than the data indexed. This may seem counter-intuitive at first, but it actually makes perfect sense. In order to understand why, it's helpful to create a simplified … Continue reading SOLR indexes tend to be larger than the documents they index.